Sunlit Hours

<SPAN name="II"></SPAN>II<br/> <br/> <br/> What tho' we see it break before us into flowers,<br/> This garden where we pass the clear and silent hours?<br/> In our two hearts are spirit-flow'rs unfurled,<br/> Where blooms the fairest garden in the world.<br/> <br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">For as flow'rs we live and breathe</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">When in laughter love breaks forth,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And our sorrows sigh like trees</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">In the dark winds from the North;</span><br/> <br/> For we live as limpid lakes at calm<br/> That mirror roses heavy with their balm,<br/> And rich vermilion lilies of the South,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Each like a warm red mouth;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">For we utter all delight</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">That leaps in feasts and in the spring</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">When in vows our words take flight,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Soar exultant on the wing.</span><br/> <br/> Oh! what flowers are in our hearts unfurl'd<br/> Within the fairest garden in the world!<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />