Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-31
DARKNESS.
Ry MRS. CLARA NJ TADLooh'

nv MRS. CLARA TADloch'
,.-..,, m ,,utferable heart-~Tung pam,
or,- atter my dead but they are uo''
r,iooiosad eyes answer not mine Owl. ds"ni'
III mile Of welcome hath these ups i'iso''
re hut an endless sea OF vacancy
&C. e1-7ronnds nv SOUL tho infinite despair
saoo,nIass love minglng sweep over ii0'
Anu loo me sbiyering in tn sunless AL
daas,O wake again to life and love-
r1.,,a comnanioD Of m! happy hours
80 Great Heavens! l see her niisei'
IN mV ,Is the waving Of the breezekiSsed How
The sstnIsshlne-nay, It's but a sullen g'are, and
Torturlug to madness my fa'he" Ao''-
,,-,t.. II, the clouds that float on wings of air.
Ard whispered BY the breeze, In vain Ill
vain :"
o. why WAS eer called from holhlnsho''
To beat my soul-life cut upon u rock ?
A puny wave thst time had seemed to bless
Till crushed and shattered b. a tempest Sh'oA'
To me belong, II IT hope, nor altef-Isht;
OF earth am, in earth take my place;
ShIddering sill X into obIivious night
A poor. lost atom in the realms OF space
DAWN.
I sit alone. The friends, the mouIners AL
Have passed the gateway, and tn house Is
still.
{, couId hear that footstep in the hall
The gentle "tap'-0, what shud ring chilli
Causing my very soul within to moan.
The Ioyenest, sweetest, gentleSt OF our race
Lies 'nea,h the earth the earth o, Cod alone
And | all des'la!e in our dTelingpace
Here Is her ring. How bright the morn we Wed
5;a llar-
sweet,
As down the aisle her gentle te-t led
And well she graced our home, then all com.
piete.
On silver wing the time few gently on:
We watched tue spring birds building meath
cur caves,
And when a few more weeks had quickly gone
Tho v,une birds twit'ring mid the bidding
leaves,
watched with joy tn happy loyeiit eye
So quick to note all others in distress,
Then seek mine own for ready sympathy,
As she with word and gift the poor would bless
But sometimes, when sat and heard ner sing,
The sweet voice full of m lody divine,
A half fear to mine IS the tears would bring
o. could this angel heart be wholly mine ?
So full Of goodness, grace, slmp lefty,
Ny very thought aspiTed to nober aim;
And so we lived in sweet felicity.
And then the shock that my Joy o'ercame,
Dragged me to earth, and ali was darkest night.
Ny heart seems deaden, by its weight OF paia
But round the darkness comes an edge of light F.:
Not total the eclpse-n0t ALL in VAIN.
A Book she loved is open at my side
Book she prayed me read ON Bonded knee.
{ Tread of One who for the people died,
And through Him they have Immortality.
. r. sri I
Read Ger these promises All now see
The spirit of my darling could not die
This this feel; but where, OH where is she
Tn chaos-darkn IS from my soul has fed.
Nom re envelopiug with tareSs night,
AS when this planet in Its misty bed
Lay hopeless, til, said God, :" Let there bt
light"
His fou!s cps all are Trapt i'll mySterg
Blu what am / that He should deign to bless
And whence this peace -? l wrested pr yerfull.
Then lay me down beneath His promises.
And | lay, my vision did expand,
and all the spheres were bathed in love divine.
But what was ? 4 tiny gram of sand,
Amid immensely 80 vast Not mine
the strength preslmptuOu5 to stretch forth m
hand.
lkQalt, sc lrce breathing, at he Savior'S feet
For. e'er knew, felt Him near Inc stand;
touched His robe, and felt an influence swet
Steal Oer n,g spirit Gone was M stress
What hope. and Joy. and rapture flied IN
quite
cried, o Lord Thou art my rghteo sness!
JHY life is OURS, thrice glorious Son If Ligh
Within Il is love my angel folds her wings
And rests secure and We SHALL MEET AGAIN
Ny faith can almost hear her as she sings
I'd is refuge" On I! not vain N
vain
III Faith aad Hope light up the passing years.
To live, to love, 10 suffer and TO die
Accept this heart mid cOnsecrating tears,
For | am thine. Savior and Lord Most High