Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE VEIL, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE


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THE VEIL, by                    
First Line: I thought a veil was lifted from mine eyes
Last Line: And straight my vision vanished utterly.
Subject(s): Angels; Heaven; Prayer; Paradise


I THOUGHT a veil was lifted from mine eyes,
The veil that hides the mystic spirit land,
I saw the mighty wonders of His hand
For one rapt moment in my vision rise;
The earth was filled with glory, and the skies
With legions of His angels, band on band,
The sea was white as crystal, — gold its sand,
And music shook the world and Paradise.
About me were good men whom I had known,
They passed me by nor stopped to look at me,
While she, the woman who had been mine own,
She answered not my call of agony.
"Dear God," I cried, "Oh, let her hear my moan!"
And straight my vision vanished utterly.





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