The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-31

sAre lying to4n echo. 81
They gay ssyring
With lis young charms IS sgoue-gone with its
leaves
It's atmosphere of roses-its white clouds
Slumbering ike seraphs in the air-its birds
Telling their loves in mnsic-and its streams
Leaplng aud shouting from the up-piled rocks
To make earth echo with the joy of waves,
Ana Summer with its dews and showers, has gone
It's rainbows glowing the distant cloud
Like Spirits ofthe storm-ifs peaceful lakes
Smiling in their sweet sleep, as if their dreams
We're of the opening flowers and budding trees
And overhangiug sky-and its bright mists
Resting upon the mountain tops, as crowns
Upon the heads of giants Autumn, too,
has gone with all its deeper glories-gone
With its rich green hills like affairs of the world,
Lifting their rich fruit-offe rings to their God
Its cool winds straying mid the forest aises
To wake their thousand wind-harps-its serene
And holy sunsets hanging Ger the West
Like banners from the battlements of heaven
And its still evenings when the mOonlit sea
Was ever throbbng, like the living heart
of the great Universe. Ay-these are now
But signs and visions of the past-their deep,
wild beauty has departed from the Earth,
: And they are gathered to the embrace OF Death.
Their solemn herald % Eternity.
Nor have they gone alone. High human hearts
OF Passion have gone with them. To fresh dust
Is shfii on many breast that burned ere-while
With fires that seemed immortal. joys, that leaped
Like angels from the heart. and wandered free
In lifs's young morning to look upon the flowers
Toe poetry Of Nature, and TO list
The 4Eoyen sound of breeze and bird and stream
Upon the night air have been stricken down
In silence to ihe dust. Exultaat Hope.
That royed forever on the buoyant winds
Like the bright, starry bird of Paradise,
And chaunted to the eyer-iisteping heart
In the Wild music OF a Thousand tongues,
Or SCARED into the open sly, until
Nights burning gems seemed jeWelied On her brow,
Has shut her dropping wing. and made her home
Within the vOieeless sepulchre. Aud Love,
Thet knelt AZ Passions hottest shrine. and sazed
on his hearts idol As ON some sweet star.
And dreamed Of eesuaeies until ms soul
seemed but Tyre, that wakenei ia the glance
OF the beloved one--he. too has gone
Tohls oiesnal resting place. And where
Is stern Ambilion-he who madly gaspei
Al glory's aeetiug piiantom-he who sought
His name upon the battlefield, and longed
10 make IA throne pyramid Of bones
Amid ser Of bloOde lie. too IS gone
His stormy voice 5 mslle--his mighty
Is neEyeless on is closi--his very name
Is Oh the meteor of night ofyean
Whose CLEANS flashed out a moment Oh he Earth
Aud faded into noihiusncss. The dresm
OF high devotioa- beanty's bright array
And life deep slol.nesa'iries- h5se Ts,Ssgi
Like the cloui shadows on a srsrt stream,
Or son Strain Of music, when the Winds
Are siumbering on the billow
Yet why mus
Upon The past with sorrow Though the year
Has gone to blend with the mysterious tide
or old Eternity. sad borne along
Upon les heaving breast thousand wrcess
OF glory ami Of l,eauiy -yel why Ronn
That such is destiny Another year
sncceeieih the PAST in their bright round
The seasons come aud ge--the same blue atrn
That hath hung orr ~ viii haug DER ~ vet
The same pare stars that We have lowed % WAtrh.
win blossom stir at tw ilighi's gsu,ie hcar.
Like lilies On the tomb % p@s-And sllll
Mss sill remain TO dream. as De hata 'ires mel.
Aud mark the Farm with psssoa. L4se spring
From The lone tomb of oh Aaeetions -Hope
And Joy and great Ambition VIA rise ne
As they have Tiseu-Au,s their acesis viii D.
Brighter than those enrraven on the scroll
ofparted centuries Even now ghe sca
OF coming years Beneath whaNe mighty waves
LIES great cregls are heayins info hir;h.
Is tossing to aud fgu - Il ine y ilas
OF Heavens were Prisoued islts soaudless de pts.
Aud struggling TO hc free 4.
Weep not tls.st Time
Is passing oii--li viii ere loss. reveal
A Brighter era h the aa7iout iaEki
Along the vsies and neansatlSsaf The Earth
There is a drsR. psorientoaa 1aernurlng,
Like the swift rush Of subterranesn streams
Or like the mingled SQUADS % earth and siT
When the fierce Tempesss. with sonorous wing.
fIeaves has deep fo.ds upon the fustinS Winds
Ana hsrrses onward with his nigst Of eionds
against thexsernal noun aius lis she yaicc =
offnaknt Frnesiom-and her stirring csn.