ALL stainless in the holy white Of her broad mantle -- lo! the maiden cometh. Lip, cheek and brow serenely bright With that calm look of deep delight. Beautiful, -- on the mountain top she roameth. "The soft gray of the brooding dove" With melting radiance in her eye she weareth; Her heart is full of trust and love; For an angel mission from above, In tranquil beauty, o'er the earth she beareth. The music of Humanity Flows from her tuneful lips in sweetest numbers: Of all life's pleasant ministries -- Of universal harmonies -- She sings: no care her mind encumbers. Glad tidings doth she ever sound; Good will to man throughout the world is sending; Blessings and gifts she scatters round; Peace to her name, with whom is found The olive branch, in holy beauty bending. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: DOW BRITT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HERITAGE by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT PETER QUINCE AT THE CLAVIER by WALLACE STEVENS THE LOST COLORS by MARY A. BARR THE PROPHECY OF ST. ORAN by MATHILDE BLIND THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 24, ASKING FOR HER HEART (2) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |