Nature

Revolving without rest and goal

by Theodore Harding Rand 1835–1900

From Song-Waves (1900)

Nature

Revolving without rest and goal
The way of life of budding soul,
From seed to leaf and stalk, I see it,
From leaf to bloom and from bloom to whole.

About the Daystar, God-indwelt,
It turneth to His influence felt,
Till, dusk beam-smitten into daylight,
It in the palpitant heavens doth melt.

Lift, lift, ye gates of endless noons,
That entrance yield on God's own boons
Of liberty as law in fruitage,
And timeless months of transcendent Junes!

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From the sequence Song-Waves (1900)

MLA

Rand, Theodore Harding. “Revolving without rest and goal.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rand_th/95/.

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Rand, Theodore Harding. “Revolving without rest and goal.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rand_th/95/.

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