A land of softly blended night and day Where shadowy mists through forests dimly shine, And like a canopy of dusk entwine The mournful firs, which murmuring rock and sway. From parted skies a single sunlit ray Falls on the dull expanse. In ripples fine As threads of gold it gleams, a quivering line. Its gentle glow bids deepening twilight stay. So, in a human life by sadness worn, Of love devoid, toiling alone through life, There falls a light of hope divine; a stream Across the gray to brighten and adorn The soul oppressed. Its sweet grace softens strife And stills the weary heart beneath its beam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK SAN GABRIEL by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN |