Voice on the Wind, and Other Poems

<h2><SPAN name="THE_BROOK" id="THE_BROOK"></SPAN>THE BROOK</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">To it the forest tells<br/></span> <span class="i0">The mystery that haunts its heart and folds<br/></span> <span class="i0">Its form in cogitation deep, that holds<br/></span> <span class="i0">The shadow of each myth that dwells<br/></span> <span class="i0">In nature&mdash;be it Nymph or Fay or Faun&mdash;<br/></span> <span class="i0">And whispering of them to the dales and dells,<br/></span> <span class="i2">It wanders on and on.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">To it the heaven shows<br/></span> <span class="i0">The secret of its soul; true images<br/></span> <span class="i0">Of dreams that form its aspect; and with these<br/></span> <span class="i0">Reflected in its countenance it goes,<br/></span> <span class="i0">With pictures of the skies, the dusk and dawn,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Within its breast, as every blossom knows,<br/></span> <span class="i2">For them to gaze upon.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Through it the world-soul sends<br/></span> <span class="i0">Its heart's creating pulse that beats and sings<br/></span> <span class="i0">The music of maternity whence springs<br/></span> <span class="i0">All life; and shaping earthly ends,<br/></span> <span class="i0">From the deep sources of the heavens drawn,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Planting its ways with beauty, on it wends,<br/></span> <span class="i2">On and forever on.<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</SPAN></span> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />