The willows glimmer in the sun, The aspens tremble on the breeze, The singing ripples gently run Within the shadows of the trees. The quiet, meditative kine, The steady granite in the wall -- What peace, contenting and benign, Enfolds and crystallizes all! Rebuked, ashamed, the faithless fret, The childish worry, fall away; My empty fear and vain regret Dissolve in God's assuring day. If peace on earth so fair and sweet Is gladly, freely, fully given, What joy some day our souls will greet, -- The unimagined peace of heaven! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RETURN (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TROY TOWN by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 84 by PHILIP SIDNEY ONE SHORT HOUR by RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH SONG: 3 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE OF MAN by RICHARD BARNFIELD |