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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DIRTY OLD MAN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM SONGS OF INNOCENCE: INTRODUCTION by WILLIAM BLAKE THE JEW TO JESUS by FLORENCE KIPER FRANK THE CHURCH OF BROU by MATTHEW ARNOLD GIVE NOT WITH YOUR HANDS by MACKNIGHT BLACK MILLCREEK by MATTIE-LOU BLACKWOOD |