GRACE incarnate, Glory's heir, Born of One Divinely fair, Cradled 'mid the gloom and strife Of this dark tumultuous life; Waxing while all else is waning, Militant till brightly reigning. Glow of mind and flame of heart, Splendour to the face impart Mocking Light and Shadows' play Or the Evening Star's pure ray -- Bid it flash in lightning glances, Quiver as a sunbeam dances. Form will vanish, colour fade, Time and grief mar youth and Maid: Fairer gleams the beauteous soul As she nears life's dusky goal, Thro' Earth's tale and Nature's story Ripened for supernal Glory. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FEAST OF LIGHTS by EMMA LAZARUS VOICES OF THE AIR by KATHERINE MANSFIELD CHARLOTTE CORDAY (REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, JULY 17, 1793) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: HENRY PHIPPS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |