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W A Who From Celestial Gardens Sent M To...
With downcast brow , the youth , returning , Speechless and tearlesssat alone ,
, Like ripened fields by armies trampled , His heart ' s rich harvest overthrown .
Bewildered with o ' erwhelniing sorrow , Hour after hour had drifted by ,
When suddenly he roused upstarting , And gazed upon the sunset sky .
The aspen to repose was trembling , Its tender tracery , thread by thread ,
Against the living amber glowing Rose , blackly etched , like seaweed spread .
The bees , belated , hiveward flying , The insects ceased their merry dance ;
Now fade the rose and amber slowly , With gloomy glide the shades advance .
Drawn closer , taller heads uprearing , The cedars darkly warning stand ,
As night , the sable king , is laying On the hushed earth , his jewelled hand .
Was it the kiss of summer zephyr ? Was it an early faded leaf ?
That softly touched his fevered forehead , And roused the mourner from his grief .
A shining whiteness glimmers round him , Celestial perfume fills the room ,
Tenderer than mother ' s cradling murmur , An angel voice dispels the gloom .
" Are there no flowers round Dora growing ? These Heavenly roses answer give .
Oh ! by their fragrance , she conjures thee , Theophilus ! believe and live ! "
Was it a dream ? voice , form have vanished . _jNTo ! for the gift transcendent stays .
The glorious blossoms smile around him And fill his wondering heart with praise .