Sunlit Hours

<SPAN name="XV"></SPAN>XV<br/> <br/> <br/> To all thy smiles and tears<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">My sweetest thoughts I give,</span><br/> Those from a brimming heart,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And those that live</span><br/> Too deep for language to impart.<br/> <br/> To all thy smiles and tears,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And to thy soul, my soul,</span><br/> With all its smiles and tears,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And its caress.</span><br/> <br/> See thou, how dawn has blanched all the earth,<br/> The shades of gloom seem put to flight,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To vanish comfortless;</span><br/> The lonely lakes have caught the morning's light,<br/> The wet flow'rs glisten and are filled with mirth,<br/> And the golden woods have swept away the night.<br/> <br/> Oh, that I might at last<br/> Enter upon the joyous way,<br/> Oh, that I might at last,<br/> With a victor's joy and a victor's pride,<br/> And thou by my side&mdash;<br/> Oh, that I might at last<br/> Enter with thee into love's full day!<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />