Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HARMONY, by HELEN FRANCES MCMILLIN


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HARMONY, by                    
First Line: Something there is, deep in my heart, that knows
Last Line: And I shall know that I have always known.
Subject(s): Wellesley College


SOMETHING there is, deep in my heart, that knows.
These questionings and doubts and mist grey fears,
That cling to me and in cold darkness close
Upon my mind through dim, bewildered years.
They are as moving shadow forms that pass
In ghostly silence, ominous, to and fro --
Weird, threatening shapes outside the window glass,
That make my heart beat high, although I know
They are but shadows of the wind-tossed trees;
For, in the quiet depths of my own soul,
The answer to my young perplexities
Is found in calm, sure knowledge that is whole.

Now all is dim, but in that radiant hour
When soul and senses quickened and made one
Feel the melodious surge and rushing power
Of that eternal harmony, begun
Before creation was; then shall I hear
All the loved earth tones, strong and purified,
No longer faint and broken notes, but clear,
Ringing, triumphant paeans glorified.
Earth tones -- the monotone of rain,
The throbbing quiet of a summer night,
The peace that soothes and strengthens after pain,
The rose gold music of the sunset light,
Bird songs and flower fragrances, the grace
Of supple forest trees that sway and bend
Before the wind; warm light upon my face,
And the strong, tender handclasp of a friend --
These shall I feel in that great harmony;
And as I wait, breathless, to catch each tone,
Loved and remembered, Truth shall flash on me,
And I shall know that I have always known.





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