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1 A stream of tender gladness,
2 Of filmy sun, and opal tinted skies ; 3 Of warm midsummer air that lightly lies 4 In mystic rings, 5 Where softly swings 6 The music of a thousand wings 7 That almost tones to sadness. 8 Midway 'twixt earth and heaven, 9 A bubble in the pearly air I seem 10 To float upon the sapphire floor, a dream 11 Of clouds of snow, 12 Above, below, 13 Drift with my drifting, dim and slow, 14 As twilight drifts to even. 15 The little fern-leaf, bending 16 Upon the brink, its green reflection greets, 17 And kisses soft the shadow that it meets 18 With touch so fine, 19 The border line 20 The keenest vision can't define ; 21 So perfect is the blending. 22 The far, fir trees that cover 23 The brownish hills with needles green and gold, 24 The arching elms o'erhead, vinegrown and old, 25 Repictured are 26 Beneath me far, 27 Where not a ripple moves to mar 28 Shades underneath, or over. 29 Mine is the undertone ; 30 The beauty, strength, and power of the land 31 Will never stir or bend at my command ; 32 But all the shade 33 Is marred or made, 34 If I but dip my paddle blade ; 35 And it is mine alone. 36 O! pathless world of seeming! 37 O! pathless life of mine whose deep ideal 38 Is more my own than ever was the real. 39 For others Fame 40 And Love's red flame, 41 And yellow gold : I only claim 42 The shadows and the dreaming. Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |