The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-28
DREAMING.


Misty moonbeams, softly falling,
Shed their beauty all around,
Steal to earth, and make the dewdrops
Seem like diamonds on the ground.
Stars grow pale and lose their brightness,
Luna reigns supreme on high
Heavens queen, she looks upon me
From her throne up In the sky.
Now upon my saddened fancy
Steals o holier soothing spell
Care Is banished-peace comes TO me,
And gentlest thoughts my bosom swell.
fairy hovers near, still nearer,
And bids dull! Thought resign his sway
While bright visions pass before me,
Driving all my pain away.
How this fairy tempts and woos me,
Bids me hope for future bliss,
Looks beyond the cloudy present,
TO brighter, happier days THAN tnls.
Fairy. I'll consent and let you,
Lead me wheresoer you Will,
In the valley filled with sunshine,
Through shady grove, to ripping rill.
The song of birds shall make sweet music,
And echo gently In my heart,
While the strain shall ever stay there
And of It's beating form part.
Perfumes brought by kindly Zephyr
Charm my sense, while still hear
The leaves sigh forth lovely music.
That sounds strangely like a prayer.
Fancy paints the picture bright,
While the fairy fits before me
And claims my thoughts to be his right,
But | am willing captive,
One who loves to wear his chain
Love each link that binds me firmly
Where Hope and Peace together reign.
Silken chains, but loosely fashioned,
Bind me in the enchanted sphere,
While in rapture look round me
And love each object | find there:
Love the sky that smiles above me,
Love the ground on which stand.
Love the air breathe, and love all
/ find within this land
Listen! now the stream Is laughing.
Making music in its glee,
Sweet birds MARBLE forth n welcome
From the branches in the tree;
Whispering winds breathe thoughts that glad
den.
And passing, murmur low n name
That stiTs my heart and casts n spell there.
That ever with me must remain.
Fairy, no; you have deceived me,
IT'S sly Cupid in disguise.
Led me captive charmed cold reason.
And closely bound mine eyes
Bound my feet with slken letters,
Made me captive with your chain;
OH release me, that may be
Free and happy once again.
Is 1t love that paints the picture,
Love that drives away my care.
Love that leads through happier realms
And bids me stay forever there?
Is 1t love that makes life happy,
Makes my burdens all seem light,
And the clouds that hang above me
Go, and leave the future bright?
III this be love- then blest the captive
Who's tettered with his slender chain.
And blest the heart that owns him ruler.
Even though love should bring him pain,
For such pain is bliss, and better far
Than cold indifterences calm.
II loves darts should pain the heart,
Love must be the healing balm.
Love gives the eye brighter sparkle,
And fills it with magic CLEAN
That's plsiner. far than all words doth mean
It gives the hand touch more gentle,
Imparts a music to the voice;
1t wreathes the lips in smiles
And makes the heart of love rejoice.
On the heart strings beat measure
That's taught by love to vibrate there
Soft, sweet music that enchants us,
1t is loves own favorite air.
There Is one voice that love doth teach us
From all other sounds to tell;
We love to hear one footstep coming.
For we know that footstep WELL
Loves blessing sent from Heaven
To make this world q place of bliss;
We can guess the JOY hereafter
BY the happiness of this.
I owe purities our thoughts and feelings,
Joi IS heart to heart and hand to hand
WIN a tie SO strong and holy
That only death can loose the band.
H. >. L.