Nature

As turns my heart its crimson leaves

by Theodore Harding Rand 1835–1900

From Song-Waves (1900)

Nature

As turns my heart its crimson leaves,
And life's own diary freshly weaves,
I see the pages glow intenser,
A wondrous story my bosom heaves.

Beneath the careless lines there writ
Appear in beauty, clear, sunlit,
Mysterious Love's own tender story,
How this poor heart to His own was knit.

Mine, mine, while moons the waters move!
Mine, while Heaven lasts, and Love is Love!
Methinks He hid this sweet love favor
That I might find it--my treasure-trove.

✦ ✦ ✦

From the sequence Song-Waves (1900)

MLA

Rand, Theodore Harding. “As turns my heart its crimson leaves.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rand_th/117/.

Chicago

Rand, Theodore Harding. “As turns my heart its crimson leaves.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rand_th/117/.

Read this poem with the Codex →

More by Theodore Harding Rand