Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-18
Poem.
BY ELLEN II,MLlS ljrrlh:E.

o We who come with tender smiles and tears.
Whose laughter finds il, echo IN sigh,
Who whisper of the l,vely vanished wears,
Beneath the light OF this familiar SKY.
wise aud learned men whose words have
wrrathrd
The past in glory, like the mystic ha,c
Which, from primcyul day, the west has
hrpathrd
Above these mountains in October day; Na
q prophets who with sweet and iilial zeal.
Have caught til, future from centur, gone,
And taught our sou., anew. TO see and feel
Ihr >plsndor OF n secomd, clearer dawn.
I bring no lrccrI,t for III. waiting pen.
No old time recollection stirs N, lay,
Ny heart keeps carnyal-Hll, VIII yc, then.
Bear with nc IN II singer holiday
How may ! con 1t retrospective rh.ne
In this, the home of happy girl and boy,
Who Laughs at m"iHor, AMI challenge time,
And make the wears one round nj hope andtpts
I sing acrniury of yontl I sing
Eternal May-May with its birds and bowers:
| | ing IA fountain deeper than the spring
fine >panIard dreamed ~ IN the Land "t Flower
\ century of Youth The fancy fan,-,
Longing for gardens BY the Orient seas,
OR. ~ IFS restless vision. fondly point.
The purple isle, of TIT lcsper.dcS.
Nay-hcre ~. stand upon rprulIi,sl ground,
Here is the fairy garden of our dreams,
And, though Il hundred winters beat around.
Forever, in this yalc, sprng morning strenms.
ALL dear Young eyes. bright with undauntc trust
th, souls tia sorrow had not stopped to kiss.
- hearts that built, above tn" moss and dust,
Your castle towers of success and bliss
II We might pass in Your bcatitnde.
Rank upon rank, across thi, glowing plain.
Nvt the -hadowy infant kings who st"od
Before the witches and tn. scottish tl,anc,-
But rs 81. trod these paths, with dancing feet,
Your spirits confident IN love and truth,
MefhiDks our hearts would catch the magic beat
And pulse 10 this fair century Of youth.
The river wore it, sands of pearl and gold.
The forest many 1t stormy pan sung.
The mountain clia. grew hoary, dark and old.
| But cverupre this band was blithe and Young.
lis bnt nv fantasy, and vet dream
Here is The hidden charm to bHnish care.
WHY did We break thr fairy spell and .rein
That pleasure came with age and whitening hair
All, comrades, If we had not loved 50 well
The. .lay OF our departure, hut had STAYED
| nd,r .h.sr ninmntain- shadows, Tho ran tell
That might moi still wander, youth md maid .:
And living thus our eyes had never seen
What tiisappointnlenis, losses. tauns. and fears
Beset the seeker. nav. we might hav" been
Rapt l0ttu-raiers, for Il hundred YEAR.
th. God forbid We would NOT have II
m ,i ,, WI" '' ,' .nn Ia r,,f, ,, .udm
Better their heart, souli ach, their - .hould
weep.
thu, ,,, .,o,,,5 ,.,,, ,,,,.. ,h,o,,r,
Aud keep thu fc.ti, al of lesson. done,
md thu. i'e strong +" live, 20 i","' ia do
b" Ire ""''''"' 7e'"''' oa' JUST "'s""'
All. pr,r,hrev to,, yr.m, for mortal tongue,
irar Chris, draw nigh N srae,"u. power hrhol'i
~, Yp,, sa'''''"S s'0""' "'e'' ''' INV "'""'
rilese coming soul. that never. here, wax odd
r,.,, .,,..,
tra'. '.,.t - Iti ~. 1890 '''
speak viii, Youth eternal in Thy speech,
- shall He tar" the future n"''isH'Hyta'
.g ,heII tb..r youth, aud ,usid.n.. crowned with
stars,
Learn wisdom, ueNcr Taught hy seer or sag.4