. Twilight dreams: being poems and pictures of life and nature . et,I stood where I stand in the waning light, On the bridge where the rivers meet. To the north the tall tors kissed the sky, To the south was the restful sea,To the right and left green hills rose high, And a high hill fronted me ;And down twin valleys on either hand Raced the stream^ to meet and I stood in the dusk where now I stand, On the bridge where the rivers meet. 15 Over the river from left to right Spread a mist across the vale,Like a still sea, spectral, filmy, and white; And the crescent moon rose pale,And th
. Twilight dreams: being poems and pictures of life and nature . et,I stood where I stand in the waning light, On the bridge where the rivers meet. To the north the tall tors kissed the sky, To the south was the restful sea,To the right and left green hills rose high, And a high hill fronted me ;And down twin valleys on either hand Raced the stream^ to meet and I stood in the dusk where now I stand, On the bridge where the rivers meet. 15 Over the river from left to right Spread a mist across the vale,Like a still sea, spectral, filmy, and white; And the crescent moon rose pale,And the stars looked down on the streams that sped Through the arches neath my feet,As I stood where I stand, with drooping head, On the bridge where the rivers meet. The years have come, and the years have gone. And have left their marks on me ;But the river unchanged speeds gaily on To the ever-changing sea ;The hills are unaltered far and near, And the still scene is complete :I alone seem changed who linger here On the bridge where the rivers meet. LHARLES fOHNa. T^ Sank deepest down upon the woodKnd ^lade,d all the buds weie mute—1 H) besideA lake within the tores- b he lit and Lulled by the heat, half sleeping halt au ake,I saw, or diearned I saw, within the lakeStiani^e shadow) phantoms mo\inj to and fro And, floating on the surface, bubbles brightAnd many-hued were dancing— and azure, and of every shade That Iris steals from sunshine when the light Pierces the rain-drops. Ever and anon I saw the phantom-creatures spring to snatchSome glittering bubble, and at last to catch An airy globe that burst—and then t was gone. And down the creatures fell, or, thrust aside By others struggling upwards, passed from sightAnd some, before they reached the waters heiglit Where played these mocking globules, sank and died While now and then I saw some creature lieCalm and unmoving, though before its eyesOn the translucent water glowed a prize Brightest and largest, danc
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