The veil of bliss that each casts over each Makes each alone, although within a crowd; Love spreads above us both his golden cloud, And lo! at once we are out of human reach, Listening to the eternal spirits' speech, With God's dear tender eyes above us bowed:— Others we help; yet are we, sweet, allowed To wander sometimes on a lonely beach. The veil descends,—and lo! we are alone, Utterly lonely, utterly at peace. The sounds of common voices round us cease, For round us both God's veiling arms are thrown. Then, when the veil is lifted, we return To help the sad, and strengthen those that yearn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOOMSDAY: TREASURES IN HEAVEN by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 70, 71. MUKADDIM, MUWAKHIR by EDWIN ARNOLD DRINKING SONG OF MUNICH by THOMAS CAMPBELL SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 111 by BLISS CARMAN LOVE AND DEATH by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS A TWILIGHT MOTH by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN CHARTIST SONG by THOMAS COOPER |