As some mysterious wanderer of the skies, Emerging from the deeps of outer dark, Traces for once in human ken the arc Of its stupendous curve, then swiftly flies Out through some orbit veiled in space, which lies Where no imagination may embark, -- Some onward-reaching track that God did mark For all eternity beneath his eyes, -- So comes the soul forth from Creation's vast; So clothed with mystery moves through mortal sight; Then sinks away into the Great Unknown. What systems it hath seen in all the past, What worlds shall blaze upon its future flight, Thou knowest, eternal God, and thou alone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN LOVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 5. THE DANCING GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE CORNUCOPIA OF RED AND GREEN COMFITS by AMY LOWELL ITALIAN PICTURES: COSTA MAGIC by MINA LOY CHILD MARGARET by CARL SANDBURG |