Lyrics of Earth

<h2><SPAN name="CLOUD-BREAK" id="CLOUD-BREAK"></SPAN>CLOUD-BREAK</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">With a turn of his magical rod,<br/></span> <span class="i0">That extended and suddenly shone,<br/></span> <span class="i0">From the round of his glory some god<br/></span> <span class="i0">Looks forth and is gone.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">To the summit of heaven the clouds<br/></span> <span class="i0">Are rolling aloft like steam;<br/></span> <span class="i0">There's a break in their infinite shrouds,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And below it a gleam.<br/></span> <span class="i0">O'er the drift of the river a whiff<br/></span> <span class="i0">Comes out from the blossoming shore;<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the meadows are greening, as if<br/></span> <span class="i0">They never were green before.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">The islands are kindled with gold<br/></span> <span class="i0">And russet and emerald dye;<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the interval waters outrolled<br/></span> <span class="i0">Are more blue than the sky.<br/></span> <span class="i0">From my feet to the heart of the hills<br/></span> <span class="i0">The spirits of May intervene,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And a vapor of azure distills<br/></span> <span class="i0">Like a breath on the opaline green.</span><br/></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[28]</SPAN></span><span class="i0">Only a moment!&mdash;and then<br/></span> <span class="i0">The chill and the shadow decline,<br/></span> <span class="i0">On the eyes of rejuvenate men<br/></span> <span class="i0">That were wide and divine.<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />