Slight as thou art, thou art enough to hide, Like all created things, secrets from me, And stand a barrier to eternity. And I, how can I praise thee well and wide From where I dwell -- upon the hither side? Thou little veil for so great mystery, When shall I penetrate all things and thee, And then look back? For this I must abide, Till thou shalt grow and fold and be unfurled Literally between me and the world. Then I shall drink from in beneath a spring, And from a poet's side shall read his book. O daisy mine, what will it be to look From God's side even of such a simple thing? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SHELLEY'S SKYLARK by THOMAS HARDY OPPORTUNITY by NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI THEN AND NOW by JEAN JACQUES ANTOINE AMPERE LOVE'S BLINDNESS by ALFRED AUSTIN ANNIVERSARIUM BAPTISMI (2) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ECCE IN DESERTO by HENRY AUGUSTIN BEERS |