Sunlit Hours

<SPAN name="XXIV"></SPAN>XXIV<br/> <br/> <br/> No sooner lip to lip, than we are fraught<br/> With sun-lit fervour that o'erpowers,<br/> As though two gods within us sought<br/> A god-like union in these souls of ours;<br/> Ah, how we feel divinity is near&mdash;<br/> Our hearts so freshened by their primal might<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Of light,</span><br/> That in their clarity the universe shines clear.<br/> Ah, joy alone, the ferment of the earth,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Doth bring to life and stir</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To far, illimitable birth;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">As there above, across the bars</span><br/> Of heaven, where voyage veils of gossamer,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Are born the myriad-flowering stars.</span><br/> <br/> How for us is design of life profound!<br/> All seems as pure as leaping fire&mdash;<br/> Our words so filled with fair desire<br/> We say them o'er to hear them ceaseless sound.<br/> We are the ones, victorious and sublime,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Who seek eternity,</span><br/> With humble pride;&mdash;our love shall ever be<br/> Free from the bonds of time.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />