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VERS EGO 
 
 BY 
 
 ERIC P. SCHULZE 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 THE GORHAM PRESS 
 
 MCMXVIII 
 
Copyright, 1918, by Eric P. Schulze 
 
 All Rights Reserved 
 
 
 MADE IN THE UNITBID STATBJS OF AMBHIOA 
 
 The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A. 
 
 UcC 26 ISi8 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 O! Love profoundest goodness, 
 Thou stiller knowest best 
 Beyond this planet's ladder 
 Thy smile is but to bless. 
 In Love I where perceived 
 And painly strifed the goal 
 In Love I found no grief 
 Thy life has made me whole. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 Very Soon 9 
 
 The Echo to Above ! lo 
 
 The Rider lo 
 
 Behind the Walls 1 1 
 
 The Return 13 
 
 Poetry 15 
 
 A Song 16 
 
 Ring Out 17 
 
 The Library 18 
 
 The Kingdom Animals 20 
 
 The Oak and the Ivy 22 
 
 The Tourist 24 
 
 Caterpillar and Butterfly 25 
 
 Arise 27 
 
 Columbus' Dream 28 
 
 The Meeting 30 
 
 A Garden 31 
 
 Roses 32 
 
 Obstacles 33 
 
 A Sweet Face 34 
 
 Correction 36 
 
 The Day 39 
 
 The Image of the Man 40 
 
 A Measure 42 
 
 The Millstream 43 
 
 The New Tree 45 
 
 Infinitum 46 
 
 Trinity 46 
 
 A Prayer 47 
 
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Contents 
 
 Page 
 
 Time 48 
 
 Nature's Symphony Day 49 
 
 Night 53 
 
 Midnight 57 
 
 Happiness 58 
 
 Abrasons 59 
 
 The Healing Ray 61 
 
 The School of the Masters 62 
 
 The Golden Seal 64 
 
 The Face 65 
 
 A Gain 66 
 
 Beware 67 
 
 My Prayer 68 
 
 The Change 69 
 
 Thanksgiving 72 
 
 The Form 73 
 
 Sunday Morn 75 
 
 The Crown 76 
 
 Reflection 77 
 
 The Process 78 
 
 Bells of New Age 82 
 
 A Flower Contest 83 
 
 Reproach 86 
 
 Nature Again 87 
 
 Autumn Leaflets 88 
 
 The Leaflet 89 
 
 Autumn Farewell 91 
 
PREFACE 
 
 When Man becomes a writer 
 And Love is the dictator 
 That Life is inspiration 
 And God his only revelation. 
 
 When Man becomes a painter 
 
 Of naught but of his Maker 
 
 Unseen hand will guide his 
 
 To show his Children, what true art is. 
 
 When man becomes Musician 
 
 Of eternal gaze expression 
 
 The King of harmony, his ringing 
 
 Will fill all space with play and singing. 
 
VERY SOON 
 
 England, for your Shakespeare, Milton- 
 France, for your Lemartin, Hugo 
 Germany, my Schiller, Goethe 
 And Teuton blood within my frame? 
 
 America! come teach us all, 
 Stand sample in your freedom call. 
 The choisest seed, that hold'st within, 
 The Truth, that makes all Races Kin. 
 
 No German, Frenchman, Englishman 
 
 No further striving be it than, 
 
 But as I said America, 
 
 Your Love leads on, — and no more war. 
 
lO Vers Ego 
 
 THE ECHO TO ABOVE! 
 
 What is the Truth? 
 Unless you live, 
 That you might give 
 
 For all its use. 
 What is this Love 
 Unless you prove 
 Than God will choose 
 His servants thus. 
 
 THE RIDER 
 
 Eyes immortal giving light, 
 Life the porter offering might 
 Love all over healing thus 
 Art beholder brightening up. 
 Sense the border breaking hence 
 Whence my older framing ends 
 Last my holder riding vast 
 Passed this mortal breathing Love. 
 
Vers Ego II 
 
 BEHIND THE WALLS 
 
 My birds, my trees, have gone to rest ; 
 
 Thusingly with heavy breast 
 
 I am left here alone. 
 
 Safe books of choicest friends esteemed. 
 
 And visitors Divine I dreamed 
 
 This snowy wintry night at home. 
 
 A deathly silence every where, 
 A shivery cold beyond compare, 
 And winds paced crying by. 
 He could not play with leaves of Fall 
 All covered up in softly snow. 
 Awaiting patiently the day. 
 
 Instead took pleasure and delight 
 With paper to and fro he played 
 A stranger note hear. 
 Till all at once neath heavy feet 
 Of passers-by in quickness speed 
 A painful cry again rung near. 
 
 Of frost he cried and human feet 
 Those many flakes of snowy seed 
 Neath all this changing game 
 Again the wind blew to and fro 
 Perceived these beauty lines of snow 
 And pictured white and bright and fine. 
 
2 Vers Ego 
 
 passe long by, O! lovely all! 
 Passe by, passe by, O friends of God 
 And all that biding brings. 
 
 Your bedding down to cover earth, 
 
 1 begging up, to seek my birth, 
 Ah, wait, wait until the spring. 
 
 The tiny oven near me stood 
 
 Though small it heated all and would 
 
 Example lend to give. 
 
 His warm breath to fill my frame 
 
 Straight upward ever like his flame 
 
 My prayer, O Goodness all, receive! 
 
Vers Ego ^3 
 
 THE RETURN 
 
 Goodby then all you City-folks, 
 Here parts my way, back to the woods, 
 Where is my song so dearly kept 
 This where I first my Love have met 
 
 And running like a child so wild 
 To find my favorite spot, where mild 
 The giant trees looked down to hark 
 Sometimes my voice, or flute at times, 
 To applaud me, when all this fine. 
 
 At last arrived. Ah me, I'm here 
 Of joy, of laughter my trees so near. 
 
 I could not help embrace them all 
 You at least, did understand. 
 Though silent listened, where. 
 My beating pulse with strength 
 Brought forth a thundering song. — 
 Re-echoed sweet in distant long. 
 
 I stopped and looked around 
 No human frame to see 
 Save only you, my giant tree, 
 Smilingly he left his head, bowed down 
 And said, I am glad I've found 
 You have improved since last. — 
 This flattered me 
 But still, you see 
 
 Far more than ordinary human beings. 
 Thine age all proves this well, your feeling 
 Every day God's Love reflected deep. 
 To all that breath, that moves and feed 
 Of temporal Ideas, his word 
 
14 Vers Ego 
 
 And drinks in nature's bosom handiwork 
 To all that breathes, that moves and feed 
 
 Now for this melody I have preserved 
 For your returning hark, — and play your flute. 
 Now listen, swelling, moving, imitating 
 This art so rare, of wooing Love, 
 
 Melodious refrain. 
 This holy impulse fair 
 
 wished, I had them here 
 All hearers on the earth 
 Lo, only this but one. 
 
 Strange, very strange to human ear. 
 Surprised the trees, amazed and spook 
 All their own Love to him, and bowed. 
 All in a moment silence 
 All seemed to cease 
 Even up on the highest trees. 
 Leaflets, nor dared to move 
 All creature termined like in a call. 
 No noise, no sound around. 
 This dearest of all places 
 Here where I found my bride 
 In awe, took off my hat 
 And wooed alone. 
 
 1 heard majestic voice 
 Behold your price. 
 
Vers Ego 15 
 
 POETRY 
 
 What is she? 
 Daughter of Divinity 
 Beauty only reality 
 
 Aye, who is striving her to imitate? 
 Nay, not this. 
 In lowly thought 
 She is not wrought. 
 
 Who is she? 
 
 A light for you and me, 
 
 Waiting there on mountain's feet. 
 
 My ! How great her Love is brought to imitate 
 
 Shine on, shine! 
 
 My unalterable me ! 
 
 Why is she? 
 Because in guiding, we 
 
 Soon behold her greater light. 
 See her now, embracing 
 Science of the Christ 
 On yonder mountain top? 
 Ah me, Ah me ! 
 
1 6 Fers Ego 
 
 A SONG 
 O sing, ye people! 
 Aye, proclaim 
 
 The goodness on this earth 
 How beautiful this Love 
 
 We name 
 But wholeness in his birth. 
 Long, long our dream kept on 
 Now dimly we perceive 
 Christ utter words 
 Thrilled into one 
 Ne'er failing wakening out 
 Of this pretending, 
 Eyes open ending 
 The earthly nightmare. 
 We breathe now all, 
 And gladly fly , 
 Unto the sky. 
 And here on shore 
 We often sought before 
 Our earth has touched 
 Through rolling, watched 
 On opening, in front of stately gates 
 Rolled on and on, and into it. 
 No wonder, only speechless words 
 No ponder, only music without sounds. 
 No other, only God, in all 
 Ah me! no further 
 Less I move too soon 
 This pictured heavenliest bloom Awake! 
 O shout with might ! 
 Till all is light. 
 
Fers Ego 17 
 
 RING OUT 
 
 Ring out! 
 
 O ! thou my heart 
 Ring out ! 
 A happy madness craves within my breast. 
 Drowned, yea drowned 
 
 And yet I live. 
 Now even stronger, stranger forcefully. 
 
 thou ! Ring out my heart 
 
 Ring out! • 
 
 In vain. 
 
 It cannot cease 
 Its strain. 
 My Love's sweet secret 
 Beat through No man's land. 
 A Cry of joy. 
 
 Ah! No man's land, 
 Around on beams of light 
 Clad in Life's mystery. 
 
 And space of bottomless Handjoins. 
 
 What peace, 
 In silence thus. 
 What ease! 
 
 1 feared to loose at first 
 Drowned in Love how safe 
 
 A hushing voice, 
 O thou! My God! 
 My heart it will not cease, 
 
 (Nor ever shall, 
 
 Now be at ease.) 
 Ring on. 
 
1 8 Fers Ego 
 
 THE LIBRARY 
 
 And I saw her every morn 
 Beautiful clad 
 Aye, she wore a gown, 
 Or better 'twas a vest. 
 Of sky blue color. 
 
 Most chosen well expressed 
 Immensity of blue 
 Beyond our mind to grasp. 
 Where as a crimson smile played round her lips. 
 
 This a Library, albeit. 
 
 Master words it had 
 Studied deeply, aid 
 In cause of living best. 
 And time again 
 My bluest lady fair 
 Serenely still passed by 
 And felt her goldlike Hair 
 Ah! here a curlsome smile meekly awhile. 
 
 Loveliest sample, purity 
 Added graceful form. 
 O! how eager she 
 Sorted books, between 
 The Isle in wonder. 
 
 And here, now right behind 
 To trace her charming way 
 Shut I my eyes, like blind 
 
 But just to see a wave like smile, 
 Floating awhile. 
 
Vers Ego 19 
 
 Only for your smile, forgive 
 This no earthly power 
 After I will miss. 
 Nightly, in a flower 
 Alone, appeared, 
 
 Saw I thee slyly Kiss, 
 Much like your vest was dressed 
 Whereas a smile divine 
 
 Brought endless bliss. 
 
20 Vers Ego 
 
 THE KINGDOM ANIMALS 
 
 What spell is in the air? 
 This morn, this win'try morn 
 
 His days I say, 
 
 His eyes I say, 
 Are soon and sooner gone. 
 
 I heard the sparrows shout, 
 This morn, this passing morn. 
 
 Be wise they cried 
 
 Arise they cried 
 These drifting days have gone. 
 
 And passing through the street, 
 This morn, this towering morn 
 
 A splendid day 
 
 Within my lay 
 Where'er my eyes did roam. 
 
 Swelled, heaved my breast to see 
 This morn, this sunny morn 
 
 Two horses nice 
 
 Speaking with eyes 
 Leaning their heads, 'gainst me. 
 
 Each other's neck profound. 
 As would they say this morn. 
 
 This lovely, morn, 
 
 Because its warm. 
 And spring entranced adorned. 
 
Vers Ego 21 
 
 His messengers appointed 
 In Kindom's animals 
 Fara, Fara 
 Shout as you nay 
 And so I did this, else 
 
 I would miss, Spring balms 
 Or fail to rise this morn 
 And passerby 
 I hummed rondelay 
 With me in one, this dawn. 
 
22 Vers Ego 
 
 THE OAK AND THE IVY 
 
 Majestic clad in strength and splendor, 
 Alone amid encircling woods, 
 One oak so tall like a defender 
 Of lasting prove in ages stood. 
 But Lo-an Ivy down her feet 
 Lifted her head and said so meek, 
 Could I O graceful Oak still add to thy appear- 
 ance, 
 What would Man say to see thee thus in pleasure 
 And I would from thy bow, see far the world 
 And tiny creature below. 
 This flattery well. 
 The Oak agreed, 
 And quick around the body speed 
 The Ivy, full of innocence, 
 She knew not whither to go hence. 
 Nor would she say 
 It was to a lie 
 Until too late. 
 
 The Ivy eat 
 
 The Oak, her bread 
 
 And breath, she took away. 
 
 Her leaves all flew astray. 
 
 O God! Who hast all things made right 
 
 My strength, my beauty, and yet sore afraid? 
 
 Ah! creeping lie! 
 
 Why did I hark thy voice? 
 
 Woe unto me 
 
 Just as of old 
 
Vers Ego 23 
 
 Before the earth began 
 Man listened to they lie. 
 
 But never am I lost, 
 
 For only this a dream 
 
 Awakening soon my being. — 
 
 Naked and in shame 
 
 Alone I stand amid the woods, 
 
 No strength, no splendor! 
 
 But only Ivy seen as my defender. 
 
 Thus I await a storm, _ 
 
 Yea, a storm so strong and lightnmg. 
 
 And Lo, my body with your lying 
 
 Both of us. 
 
 Soon it is passed. 
 
 A stroke well aimed, a crash, and hre 
 
 Good boy O earth 
 
 Paid is a liar.— 
 
 And yet a hope so sweet, 
 
 A yearn within my breast, 
 
 A Lesson to you all 
 
 To strife eternal rest 
 
 To live beyond my fall 
 
 When brought up on my feet 
 
 Or found and learned which best. 
 
 How shall I praise this ball 
 
 Of earth, conceived to bless 
 
 The Master builder well 
 
 Sees his and all 
 
 One endless harmony. 
 
24 Vers Ego 
 
 THE TOURIST 
 
 What is he after, earnest wanderer? 
 Naught, but in nature's loving bosom, 
 Touring, walking, seeking, finding. 
 Playing, singing and adoring 
 Shine of beauty, never mourning 
 
 Lovely views before the eyes. 
 Music, never ceasing laughing, 
 Going, wondering all his life 
 Sweetest strains ring in the ears 
 Children of the AUknown, heirs 
 Like birds, fully to partake 
 Freedom through all yours. 
 Great indeed this joy of making 
 After daily playing, waiting 
 Seeking God's immensity 
 Though on many roads and countries, 
 Other seas and different places, 
 Meeting races, loving stranger 
 Though in one and all our brothers. 
 Clasping hands, smiling eyes 
 Love and Truth glowed alike 
 Sons eternally endowed 
 Human chains in loving bowed. 
 
Vers Ego 25 
 
 CATERPILLER AND BUTTERFLY 
 
 Caterpillar Wormly, venomous ugly clad 
 None of celestial beauty do I own 
 Man dislikes me 
 Birds beat me 
 Trees downshake me 
 And nowhere is my home. 
 Vanity, purpose, falsehood, clay, 
 Creeping, seeking, eating. 
 Though the nature full to enjoy 
 Waiting time unfolding. 
 
 Could I only sing to gladden every heart, 
 Would I only own, colors, flowers art. 
 Or fly like birds beneath the sky and laugh. 
 Yet in all my ugliness 
 Something the Creator has left 
 Hope, sweet hope, persistent desire. 
 This even I will aspire 
 This only, which is left, I see 
 Beginning clearly future me. 
 A thread to me was given 
 That I may weave with it my coffin 
 And death invited me to lie 
 My body in it, possession died. 
 Butterfly 
 
 Who told you it was ever thus, 
 Heavenly rainbow colors clad, 
 
 Children play me 
 
 Birds begreat me 
 
 Worlds rejoice me 
 All the seeing, feeling in my boso^ 
 
26 Fers Ego 
 
 Nectar, honey, inviting flower blossoms 
 Playing, smiling, waiting 
 For more beauty in display 
 Time adoring, say! 
 High I measured space, my wings 
 Soaring higher, gliding dawn, sings 
 Every one, and Love's regladding, 
 Sunshine alone my all. 
 
 The light of what I own, I give to Man, that he 
 
 might see and live 
 How in a short, all can be changed 
 An ugly worm, now like a saint of the immortal, 
 
 whence subject to obedience 
 To love, and plea, work soon seems a play. 
 The tread, the hope, revealer 
 Of more splendor, faithful seeker 
 In the old garden of Life's harboring 
 Truth the planter, Man the reaper 
 Eternal Mind, Man, his mirror. 
 
Fers Ego 27 
 
 ARISE 
 
 Arise! Brethren arise! 
 Awake from thine pride 
 Stilling your longings in Christ 
 Filling all emptiness wise 
 Harmonious Eyes of Life. 
 
 Arise! Sisters, arise! 
 Of loving simple eyes 
 Leading inferior march to heights 
 Whence peace eternal reigns 
 Melodious singing of praise 
 
 Arise! Beloved, arise! 
 The days of recoming lies 
 Always within you, deceit! 
 Dwellers in Truth, Love and Light 
 Triumphant ringing Life. 
 
28 Vers Ego 
 
 COLUMBUS' DREAM 
 
 Serene and still with confidence, 
 
 A sailing vessel one of old 
 
 Spaced through the sea depths immense 
 
 Toward a land of purer gold. 
 
 The seeker on this ship gazed far, 
 To find this land of promised dreams 
 Discouragement seemed well to bar 
 His hope and love to all his means. 
 
 The comrades saw him on the bridge, 
 Looking up, they did not understand. 
 Only to listen afterwards his speech. 
 Keep thou on, he said, God is our hand. 
 
 This restless waiting day and night. 
 Soon was rewarded from above 
 When on one night one shipmate cried 
 Look brethren, land it shows. 
 
 And everyone went on their knee 
 Patient and Love, then found its crown 
 To day, our land of liberty 
 To them it were a babe just born. 
 
 The striking hours soon marked the time, 
 No more a babe it is to-day 
 Grown up, and fed on thoughts divine 
 And many a battle it had to pay. 
 
Vers Ego 29 
 
 Lincoln, Washington there was and Penn, 
 And many other words wrote wtII, 
 Distinct the lives of Independence 
 To-day, our President can tell. 
 
 Someone has said that our coin. 
 
 Is spent too much on idleness 
 
 This now decidely proves void 
 
 When time knocks hard, we do our best. 
 
 In God we Trust the coin responds 
 Like yonder stars on horizon 
 For better love and more resource 
 We answer for our liberty with bonds. 
 
 To thee, O splendor youth the call 
 Did'st never real good, still, 
 Here is your chance, here is your pull, 
 Quick let your heart respond I will. 
 
 Would'st have us all admire your fight, 
 Columbus' dream will then come true 
 To have on earth eternal light 
 Of happiness and joy for you. 
 
 For you to see your work well done 
 For us of peace and joy some more 
 One president, who voices then 
 Our God and only Emperor. 
 
30 Vers Ego 
 
 THE MEETING 
 
 A day was full soon completed 
 Hour after hour spend to feed with 
 Grows of this earth unlimited. 
 
 An evening of deep reflection, 
 Improved wherever the detection 
 Thus thought a youth, ideals selection. 
 
 Ne'er satisfied was he, his progress 
 Failed after here, and there not less 
 Who was the fault? perhaps I guess? 
 
 He sought his master infinite 
 Alone, safe nature he was with 
 The meeting opened, God and his. 
 
 O, starry heavens, calmness night 
 I crave your light, my only bride 
 Pray learn me, teach me, thy delight. 
 
 And here the greatest teacher spoke 
 If you ask me my child real loud 
 Sincere, and prove, in love bestowed. 
 
 Would day by day I grant thee all 
 To day much wa'st of fault behold, 
 Here one, there two, now act be bold. 
 
 You stand with feet of Truth upon 
 Take steps, short hour lost, have gone 
 Another step to come, beg on. 
 
Fers Ego 31 
 
 Here take my hand, my word, now look 
 In work and play of day you would 
 Become at last my heir in good. 
 
 A GARDEN 
 
 Behold, the earthly gardens 
 
 Lo — what trees and fruits thereto 
 
 But time in every season 
 
 To cultivate to free the weeds 
 
 Uncleanness, all that which seeks 
 
 To hinder progress of its trees. 
 
 This done now for the pious fruits. 
 
 My unnumberable of its art 
 
 Of berries in meekness full 
 
 Until of larger sort, each in his part. 
 
 O trees shake well your heads, 
 
 Take heed and blow with speed 
 
 In all the winds their mortal weed. 
 
 That you might give in plenty 
 
 The harvester, and take your empty 
 
 Midst greater, better garden still. 
 
 For it well pleased, he sees you cheers 
 
 Transplants thee, bearing fruit of Love. 
 
32 Vers Ego 
 
 ROSES 
 
 Who, in thy ever loving smile 
 
 Made thee, my rose? What breath 
 
 Of beauty and color, the while 
 
 You try to conquer every heart. 
 
 No doubt, you're Queen of all they art. 
 
 Who, in thy ever fragrant head 
 
 Thought thee so wonderful triumphing? 
 
 Nor can I ever pay thee back, 
 
 Thou bringer of Life musing 
 
 My choicest friend, harmonious singing. 
 
 In all her loveliness desiring to break 
 Her from the stem and pressed 
 With tender passion to awake 
 Kissing this love divinely blessed. 
 But, "Oh! a thorn," with pain I cried. 
 
Vers Ego 33 
 
 OBSTACLES 
 
 Before the mighty, thundering sea 
 
 Beside colossal mountains, 
 
 Behind our foes crying to break 
 
 And separate our faith in thee, 
 
 Thou all inclusive thee. 
 
 A voice so still and low, 
 
 Yet v^^ell for all to hear 
 
 Keep on, hope on, press on 
 
 And greater grows thy ear 
 
 In understanding 
 
 And show no fear 
 
 Their eyes beholding 
 
 Thine immortal everywhere, 
 
 A stormy night of chaos breaking, 
 
 Returning, whence their origin 
 
 Immortal Mind 
 
 To shape a new making 
 
 Yet stranger, grander 
 
 And obedient to his will. 
 
 Keep on, hope on, press on. 
 
 A night of crying 
 
 Yet be still. 
 
 For soon we find ourselves, 
 
 Carried forth divinely self 
 
 In hands through ethereal heights 
 
 There stilled, on bosom full of Life, our crying 
 
 And Love knew no more dying 
 
 Forgotten where discords before 
 
 Keep on, hope on, press on. 
 
34 Fers Ego 
 
 A SWEET FACE 
 
 A sweet face this was, 
 
 One afternoon, through country beautiful 
 
 On train, no time was lost 
 
 Adoring memory, yet shy, 
 
 A lady sweet and fair, 
 
 I could not gaze elsewhere 
 
 But eager longed and breathed 
 
 Her loveliness so close by. 
 
 She sat before me 
 
 All the way, beside a friend, she spoke 
 
 As if I understood. 
 
 And watched her sweet, cute lips 
 
 Of words, a gentle mouth 
 
 Refined, charming manners 
 
 Yet meekly full of love 
 
 In quality divine this was. 
 
 I tried my book. 
 
 Awhile this well, beginning to forget 
 
 But my! I never felt this look 
 
 Before, and burning cheeks. 
 
 I could not read a line. 
 
 Nor understand the same. 
 
 But love beat closely by 
 
 Within an arm's-wide reach. 
 
 O glorious present! 
 
 The book no longer seemed to hold 
 
 My eyes upon it, "Lend 
 
 Me a look," I pleading would. 
 
Vers Ego 35 
 
 No answer, no, how low I felt. 
 Never I cared, but this 
 Seemed stronger, ever yearning 
 Crept in, yet all amiss. 
 
 Beholding her so nigh. 
 Never attainable, this beauty 
 A memory, a dream might 
 Strengthen love in me. 
 For Love alone expressed 
 In countless ideas to bless 
 Be it flowers various, 
 Or a sweet Lady fair. 
 
 If I would win her. 
 
 Take consequence to lose, and break 
 
 Would bind and hinder, 
 
 No, alone this fancy 
 
 I played upon, like strain 
 
 On harp brought forth. 
 
 A musing changing ever 
 
 No loss, but only gain. 
 
 A station soon approached. 
 
 Her friend bid her good-by, and kissed 
 
 Her, of friendliness full: 
 
 Two loving, tender maidens 
 
 O! for this kiss so dear, 
 
 Pressed two little mouths 
 
 And sparkling teeth, like pearls 
 
 Perfect in beauty's presence. 
 
36 Vers Ego 
 
 My heart beat fast, 
 
 She waved her hand toward her friend, 
 
 And looked around at last 
 
 Met my eyes, a deeply sight 
 
 Both felt alike, this moment 
 
 Alonging, begging light 
 
 Shone in her deep blue eyes 
 
 Smiled me good-by. 
 
 CORRECTION 
 
 O! for these arguments 
 
 That there must be 
 
 On one side, the senses, 
 
 On the other, eternity. 
 
 How real to the flesh 
 
 Yet the lie of itself 
 
 If pleasure in lust 
 
 A life long to fail 
 
 Thou ask the tenfold return. 
 
 Depart, rotten lie 
 
 God never made you 
 
 Nor has endowed you 
 
 With power to please 
 
 And here error ceased. 
 A calm quickening breath, 
 A singing of voices, 
 A laughter rejoicing, 
 A heavenly kiss. 
 
 Awaking profoundly 
 
 Arise to more bounty 
 
 To strive for one will 
 
Fers Ego 37 
 
 In love and to fill 
 
 With truth empty places. 
 Fulfilling the pages 
 Thou light of the ages 
 Our Guardian still 
 Our heaven within 
 And all children kin. 
 
 O, what comparison 
 
 The flesh, or would believe 
 
 Of life in matter? 
 
 This mortal dream 
 
 Of few days — no — better, 
 
 Thy likeness, unchanging, goodness all 
 
 And life forever. 
 Well dost thou give thy children 
 Of gift unsought, unknown 
 If true to thy command. 
 Thou give'st them greater even 
 A load of joy of peace 
 Yea, even without end, 
 And singing never ceased. 
 
 And back I looked the way 
 
 That gone before. 
 Obeying thy voice of truth. 
 If only just one instant 
 Behold, a thousandfold return 
 So unlike senses, human self 
 That seeks naught else 
 But to destroy and die, it serves. 
 
38 Vers Ego 
 
 Yea, clear now is this way 
 
 Though error claims are nigh 
 
 If proven in thy love 
 
 It nothingness, left for decay 
 
 With surer steps 
 
 Thou then art blessed 
 
 A millionfold rewarded. 
 
 O peaceful night, commingling joy 
 My heart cries loud, cries loud to thee 
 And far and far away I hear 
 An answer sweet and flowing near 
 Of love in love, now thou shalt live 
 This is my law, a life to give, to give, 
 Shalt never lose it, your place always 
 Reserved, with all my children's coming days 
 
 Though earth thee no more binds 
 Thy good to heights it claims 
 As all perfected think 
 It grows, to heaven swings 
 Whence all the shadows flee 
 Beholding over me. 
 
Vers Ego 39 
 
 THE DAY 
 
 1. Ah, heavenly bliss — peace, joy, peace. 
 
 2. I look upon thy face — Love, Life, Love. 
 
 3. No mortal picture — Truth, Truth, Truth. 
 
 4. Far from the earth — No storm, nor decay. 
 
 5. And mortal strife — ceased, ceased, ceased. 
 
 6. Eternal present son — Christ unclouded. 
 
 7. Glorious rapture — One perfect whole. 
 
 8. And our everselves — We children. 
 
 9. I heard a noise — Canaan, laughter, crying 
 
 10. Purification — giving up. 
 
 11. Mortality — knowing thee. 
 
 12. Understanding — obeying. 
 
 13. Dried those tears — in prayers. 
 
 14. Healed and loved — the new earth. 
 
 15. Ah Gladsome noise — Songs of harmony. 
 
 16. One human chain — Truth, God's words. 
 
 17. Always unchanging — Spirit, all one mind. 
 
 18. Believing those tidings — O tried earth. 
 
 19. Of Mother call — Arise, rejoice. 
 
 20. Long have you slept — In mortal frames. 
 
 21. Cry aloud with joy — Give thanks anew, 
 
 22. Pause, watch, here — Lo-me-here. 
 
 23. Love, work. Love — Play, pray, Play. 
 
 24. Pray, wait, pray — Day, awake, awake! 
 
40 Vers Ego 
 
 THE IMAGE OF THE MAN 
 
 Clasping the hands of parting day 
 Stood sister of the night in splendor 
 To share her beauty of its day 
 Perfected night, this day would render. 
 
 A slowly wanderer of far 
 Surpassed the test of chaos ages 
 Together with friend evening star 
 Rejoicing, strollig through the spaces. 
 
 The evening star, our love of token 
 A guide of old to three wise men 
 Your truth and light always unbroken 
 A glorious hope, the coming dawn. 
 
 Thou wanderer of shining gold 
 A million greetings us to give 
 God's presence always to unfold, 
 This new love again to live. 
 
 To thee all-knowing, seeing man, 
 Seeked ear, pierced eye to question 
 What melodies, what triumph of tune, 
 We hear each day, approached in distance. 
 
 Thus waiting patiently a sign 
 Till lo, at once your answer spoke, 
 Bit by bit could I discern. 
 Adorable face and curls in shadows. 
 
Vers Ego 4^ 
 
 A sweet and tender little face 
 Looked sadly down upon the earth 
 With eyes so mildly to embrace 
 (My frame felt new in its birth). 
 
 Again to-night, O moon so mild 
 Proclaims this message, aye of him 
 Who does not be, like yonder child 
 Shall in no way there enter in. 
 
 Once more looked I to bid good night. 
 This child of heaven from my room 
 A cross beholding to my eye 
 Through windowscreen up in the moon. 
 
 Ah ! Screen of seeking, mortal self 
 This cross appeals to you so real 
 Wert thou to take away this fence 
 A clearer way, more Life to feel. 
 
42 Fers Ego 
 
 A MEASURE 
 
 How can I measure? 
 Where can I measure? 
 When can I measure? 
 This love of whom 
 All life gives forth 
 Its wane of birth. 
 
 Thee will I measure! 
 
 Here will I measure ! 
 
 Now will I measure! 
 Thine likeness all 
 Reflected, all that is 
 Thy goodness verily 
 Only to measure 
 Seeking to measure, 
 Finding to measure 
 
 O God ! this worth 
 Tell me thy thought 
 That I give forth? 
 How to measure. 
 Where to measure 
 When to measure. 
 
Vers Ego 43 
 
 THE MILLSTREAM 
 
 Love of all Love bids me to write, 
 Write, watch, obey, and I dictate 
 Because thou hast confessed thyself 
 To love but me alone. 
 Not thine ownself. 
 Then hear, that all shall hear, 
 
 Shall understand 
 Of riches crowned in loving me 
 My hand shall always guide 
 
 That you might see 
 Perfection in each way 
 Perfection always be 
 At present rest content 
 Love, pray, watch, play 
 
 And lend a hand 
 The day is nearly spent 
 When all things shall be changed 
 Changed in a word. 
 For I am thy Lord. 
 I leave thee now still amid 
 The millstream of this side. 
 A millstream racing down the track 
 Your purpose, aim to drive 
 The mill below 
 To share your earthly service 
 And then flow 
 
 Toward the ocean of all Life 
 Whence every drop becomes my own. 
 
44 Vers Ego 
 
 I see you now, a single drop, 
 
 Which from the side has broken, 
 
 I see you flow with others, o'er the top 
 
 And love is bearing you. 
 
 Right to my ocean, 
 
 You laugh, you play, you sing 
 
 Down all your way rejoicing. 
 
 What rapture, promises undreamed 
 
 O ! God I give myself in thee 
 
 Profoundest Love of Lovers 
 
 I hear thy words, 
 
 I cannot but obey 
 
 Would never dare to drop 
 
 Aside again 
 
 Of idleness in drops on riverside 
 
 Whence all the seeking animals 
 
 Would drink me off with pride. 
 
 The way seemed long 
 And weary in beginning, 
 Big rocks and stones 
 Down the fall went crying 
 Fearful I often 
 South soon the ending 
 Nay carried forth 
 Securely safe each time. 
 No stone, no rocks or falling 
 More to hinder 
 The millstream has become 
 A great big river 
 With ease and peace 
 
Vers Ego 45 
 
 Traced slowly down to ocean 
 
 Close to thy bosom 
 
 Ah! Love of all Love 
 
 I can already see myself 
 
 Close near thee thus 
 
 Eager listened to thy words p 
 
 Of sweet devotion. 
 
 THE NEW TREE 
 
 O God! How great thou art! 
 Thy Love, thy truth, thy life 
 What beauty it imparts 
 That still all mortal strife 
 Ne'er did I comprehend 
 That some of chosen few 
 Would give their all and knew 
 The fruit without beginning 
 without end. 
 
 And I, the new man 
 
 Awaking, saw thy light 
 
 This love which shone so bright 
 
 And always nigh, 
 
 Corrupted as I were. 
 
 No more to go astray, 
 
 My hands I lay in thine 
 
 And follow thee 
 
 My Christ, My mind 
 
 My only living vine. 
 
46 Vers Ego 
 
 INFINITUM 
 
 At early dawn one morning I once stood 
 To view the graceful nature as it would 
 Unfold each hour of the coming day 
 Bidding us men to work and play 
 In the great ocean of infinite mind. 
 
 There was man busy with machinery 
 And untold devices for humanity 
 Ever to create, to build and find anew 
 The perfect life only where found by few 
 In the great ocean of infinite Love. 
 
 God gave humanity dominion over all 
 Including earth and body to control 
 To grow in grace and happiness so strong 
 Enabling man to sift the right from wrong 
 In the great ocean of infinite truth. 
 
 TRINITY 
 
 Thou shaper of Infinity 
 In countless ideas thy trinity 
 Of love, truth and life eternally 
 Surrounds us all, we sing to thee 
 We sing to thee. 
 
 Thou creator of all reality, 
 Expressed in beauty, thy divinity, 
 We seek and learn each day sincerely, 
 Embraced in all our Love to thee 
 Our Love to thee. 
 
Fers Ego 47 
 
 Thou maker of all thoughts to be 
 Thou Christ of Spirituality 
 In thee alone is immortality 
 O hark our voice, we pray to thee 
 We pray to thee 
 
 A PRAYER 
 
 This, O God, my high behest 
 Every effort, every breath 
 Let this be my very best 
 Only then will I have rest 
 Glad to see all people blest. 
 

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50 Vejs Ego 
 
 Built high their nest to hide upon 
 
 The treetops, and sweetly songs rejoiced our hearts, 
 
 love, which all in all I deeply drink 
 Soon led me and revealed a different link 
 On yonder hilltops clear 
 
 1 gazed its beauty everjavhere. 
 And lo, around, what richly feast 
 
 Of blackberries sweet 
 
 Choicest and plenty 
 
 Ask I for the price, 
 
 Naught, naught, said the miser 
 
 But if thou well playest 
 
 G'lYt us the some times 
 
 The bees and the ants 
 
 And Tainilie Butterfly 
 
 Some fluting of the Manday 
 
 Or Wagner or Beethoven, — 
 
 To finish up this day 
 
 In melodies would pay 
 
 For meals to take so freely 
 
 In the open. 
 
 To this well I agreed 
 And soon my flute 
 No more so mute 
 Began to show some speed 
 And melodies in harmony 
 Danced, flowed around and fled 
 Low, far away and ceased. 
 The bees and cricket tried 
 Amazed from fluting tunes 
 The human spell to mistake, 
 
Vers Ego 51 
 
 In music lore — 
 At noon, an earthly flower 
 And 3'^ou my dearest trees not less 
 Understandingly would guess 
 This strain of symphonies 
 Bowed gracefully their heads 
 In whispering low to me 
 Well paid is now your meal. 
 
 A butterfly delighted 
 Descended right before my eye 
 "What a nice day," she sighed 
 Drinking deep the sweetest honey 
 To think, and all this without money, 
 
 no! the flowers said, just wait 
 Show me your colors beautiful 
 Then this your meal is paid 
 Obeyed, she opened spreading wings 
 Up and down. 
 
 O my! how pretty to discern 
 How lovely chosen, well expressed 
 Your charming garment, colors best 
 Beholding wondrous little beauty 
 Slowly I raised my arm near her 
 And lo, she read and showed no fear 
 Descended on my hand thus musingly. 
 How strange, how glad I felt to see 
 This tiny object, yet in her 
 
 1 felt this love for all the more 
 
 And mine the same and both we bring 
 The creator of us all, our prayer up to him. 
 
52 Vers Ego 
 
 And then she fled — 
 An opening next I reached 
 Another hilltop clear 
 Looking around viewing afar 
 As far as eye could reach 
 A splendid view, between saw 
 Fields richly covered crops 
 I heard the farmers' children down below 
 Of happiness all cried aloud 
 The mother busy, eager helped 
 To gather fruit in fields 
 And then she kissed her little child 
 Who waved her tiny hand toward 
 Her daddy, and he answered mild. 
 The sun methinks went slowly, 
 Passed away on yonder hill ; 
 Only the reflected beauty left me 
 On this spot, dreaming left me still 
 Till at once, summoned aroused 
 I homeward made my way. 
 Homeward? O what a lie 
 No, thou art my home, my house 
 O all the earth, O all you who 
 Would sing with me 
 Of goodness all, eternally. 
 
Vers Ego 53 
 
 NIGHT 
 
 And eventide approached 
 But memory impressed 
 This perfect day, recalled 
 My dormant muse. 
 Left house behind 
 With you enchained 
 My sister night. 
 I have to picture yet 
 Your other half 
 Like on canvas 
 Yet unfinished 
 
 Of starlight wide 
 
 Clear and bright 
 And love that filled the distance 
 Undisturbed of fretting, talking 
 Soon in peace that found'st me walking 
 Midst thy glorious nightly light 
 Ah, ye hear, ye hear, ye hear 
 Katy-dids, and ever3rwhere 
 The visitors of night. 
 Until all one flowing tune 
 Of joyful triumph concert of man, 
 And well he led his band 
 A master in himself, with steady hand 
 Directed all, directed, and then hide 
 Behind the trees 
 And pictured forth in them 
 The strangest fantasies 
 An eagle here, two wings, two branches 
 Would bid inviting me, 
 
54 y^rs Ego 
 
 "Come beneath me. 
 
 Come beneath me." 
 Aside of different brushes 
 A chasing rider, horsebacking 
 Fled with the night wind 
 And farther on, a mother with her child 
 Embracing her tenderly, mild 
 And startled looking to the left 
 Three men in garments long, in haste 
 One pointed far aside 
 Like gladsome news, of a coming bride, 
 Till lo, a stronger note 
 Rang in my ear 
 
 "Come ye here 
 
 Come ye here." 
 Finding at last this plushing note 
 A pond with lillies filled 
 A quiet resort 
 The moon gazed into it. 
 Confused of beauty 
 Much like Elysian, nay 
 Far better yet, thus why 
 So new, lovely, utterly. 
 
 Long did I lie in tender arms 
 Caressed of kisses, which not harm 
 Breathed I the beauty of the night, 
 Till all at once a murmuring low 
 Nearby, it seemed much like an echo. 
 
 "Drink ye me 
 
 Drink ye me." 
 Startled me up, to find and see 
 
Vers Ego 55 
 
 A spring, a source of water pure 
 Ah ! how I stilled my thirst on shore 
 On nightly seeking dawning love 
 My lips were burning hot 
 Drank water pure and cold 
 Like ice run through my body 
 And cooled, refreshed, Ah me! 
 I lay then in the grass, 
 The dew comfort my burning cheek 
 And looked and piercing thus 
 As far as eye could see 
 As long as mortal mind could grasp 
 The heaven starry flashing 
 On the immortal sea 
 It seemed all unending, 
 Only time, 
 
 Would call, would wake 
 Me up again. 
 
 Refreshed, recalled, aroused 
 To different wonders 
 Breathed I the sweet fragrance of pines 
 Close by, and aye 
 Three weeping willow trees. 
 Beyond this pond of peace. 
 Her branches, weeping, weeping 
 Approached and asked the cause 
 Of her sorrowful adoring look 
 Said she, "I will reveal you all 
 My crying, if you kindly would 
 Sit in my branches and lean your head 
 Warm on my heart, lest you might fall, 
 Embrace me well 
 
56 Vers Ego 
 
 Now I will tell. — 
 A long time since my weeping 
 The birds took a disliking 
 And built no more their nests 
 That I might hold and bless 
 Their happiness in my arms. 
 Days and nights I kept on crying 
 The only answer, they would bring 
 'To build our nest, your leaves too small 
 To hide our children from the foe.' 
 Since then I kept on still, 
 One bird calls me the weeper will 
 Thine tears I cannot quell. — 
 Thus love, my heart cried out 
 Till man sought me about 
 And clipped my hair 
 Now I am his share 
 In baskets holding fruits and nice 
 Things for his children to enjoy 
 And what is more, he thinks me beautiful 
 Thus I kept still on weeping 
 This time of joy, and both we bring 
 You with your joy of weeping 
 1 with a song of heavenly bliss" 
 And in her arms I fell asleep 
 And dreamed, that me an angel kissed. 
 
Vers Ego 57 
 
 MIDNIGHT 
 
 Long after I awoke, 
 
 A startling noise 
 
 My faithful dog 
 
 Had traced my way 
 
 Poor fellow, lonely he indeed, 
 
 Now glad, was begging me 
 
 Come down out of 
 
 This weeping willow tree. 
 
 The moon had disappeared 
 
 my ! for deep into the night 
 Beholding yet amazed 
 
 A skylight, stars so bright 
 
 And what I saw then next 
 
 This which me most preplexed 
 
 Traced I a comet's way 
 
 Of grandeur, light display 
 
 And wondrous thus I stood 
 
 Whence does he stop 
 
 Whence does he go? 
 
 In peace I found reply 
 
 Of all the things that is would he 
 
 Take care, infinite mind, our God 
 
 Secured our way at home, 
 
 1 and my dog. 
 
58 Vers Ego 
 
 HAPPINESS 
 
 Happy is the man, who above all else 
 Seeks God, Truth, and Love, not self 
 Immortal Life, his only reality 
 Of fruit so rare, eternally 
 And ways untrodden will reveal 
 His mouth will be a new tongue 
 For he already is God's son. 
 
Vers Ego 59 
 
 ABRASONS 
 
 Abraham alone one day 
 Midst people seeking, disobey 
 And worship false Gods of their heart 
 Awaking, Abraham summoned Lot 
 And showed him all its wrong. 
 "Let us get hence and separate 
 And love our only God, before too late 
 In truth eternal, seeds, the Christ 
 Our share well to preserve, of lies 
 To see its utter nothingness 
 The short endurance in the flesh 
 And you will see our fruit of generations 
 God's children, ever thus, ne'er dying 
 Onward the way, hand in hand 
 Toward their ideals, happy band 
 Sought and found, lastly their land 
 Of choicest food and raiment 
 We thank thee, father, for thine kind." 
 Abraham thus spoke, but Lot 
 Falsely believing matter the latt, 
 "No arguing," said Abraham 
 In gentle reproach 
 "As you like it, take either, but watch 
 Remember well thy fathers of old. 
 Their lessons so bitter, in worshippmg gold, 
 And Lot took his, 
 
 Apparently flourished 
 Harvesting, majestic beauty stood 
 To earthly gardens, reaping its fruit 
 There Abraham he saw. 
 And was well pleased 
 
6o Fers Ego 
 
 "But lo, with Lot so close to weeds 
 I have to separate them all, take heed 
 Thy brother yet be saved, now flee 
 Till this all over, obey my voice, 
 That you may stay Israel my choice." 
 A glowing night, at birth and death 
 Passed o'er this falsehood's earth 
 Once more appeared the Christ, 
 
 A fuller vision, 
 Of lasting life and Love, his mission 
 Abiding peace and joy divine 
 And ever thus our Christian time 
 Has only now started to reign. 
 And ever thus united, not for self 
 But perfect children of the whole 
 Beginning to appear, to purify them all 
 The Abrasons of perfect praise 
 Eternally like rocks midst wars and cries 
 Shine in all ages stronger ever. 
 Columbus tasted well this never 
 Failing Love tremendous whole 
 Of Washington the same and all 
 The truth of Abraham Lincoln us adorns. 
 Its turn a woman holding high 
 A lamp equally sexes nay 
 Equalling all, a country beautiful 
 Where Abrasons shake hands to-day 
 Awaiting patiently the new cry 
 Of peace on earth, in understanding. 
 
Vers Ego 6i 
 
 THE HEALING RAY 
 
 Lone I was seeking day and night 
 Upon the ocean distant land 
 In Nature's loving arms I might 
 Still all my longings, yet my heart 
 Of loneliness, emptiness it cried 
 Nor women gracefully my bride 
 With greater effort seeking far 
 Again on different roads I tried 
 A purer longing there I found 
 In children smiling, singing are 
 Like angels' innocence divine. 
 Stilled here my aching pulse 
 Onward I went on dififerent shores 
 Met perfect man, of choicest band 
 Helpers, workers, players, not for self 
 But for the tired seekers down below 
 
 And hand clasp hand 
 
 And eye sought eye 
 
 And heart felt heart. 
 Ah! me! I understand 
 And filled was soon my frame 
 
 O Love! How great thou art 
 Trembled, shook forcefully 
 Dropped away, caressed and kissed 
 God's all in all, the earthly shrine 
 Praised ever, singing thy immortal name 
 And then the source was reached. 
 Infinite Love, the starting point 
 The Christ within, of God's anoint. 
 
62 Vers Ego 
 
 THE SCHOOL OF THE MASTERS 
 
 The nightwinds of Love in Life 
 
 Are blowing my way tonight 
 
 And whispering in my ear 
 
 Distinctly I can hear 
 
 Of lovers passed away 
 
 It seemed all like yesterday 
 
 Schiller told me my faults, 
 
 Longfellow looked them o'er 
 
 Shakespeare next placed the words 
 
 Said he used much more power 
 
 And concentrate thy mind 
 
 To the extreme 
 
 In only this you'll find 
 Immortal being. 
 Entranced my way to kings of colors 
 No doubt, the masters all were here 
 There Raphael stood, something unfinished 
 A woman beautiful, a child of loveliness rare 
 
 Noost he in satisfaction, this proved 
 
 My love for it. 
 His rivals all around him 
 Hasted, tried, and produced 
 But all his mark there never reached 
 
 Perhaps a little later 
 And I left them with knowledge greater 
 Next the triumph of harmony passed over 
 With ease I struck the notes lower, 
 But yet not satisfied, for Mozart 
 Soon stopped my hands, and art 
 In strains perfected soon unfolded 
 
Fers Ego 63 
 
 There Wagner came and told me 
 All this old! 
 
 Create something new 
 
 And more feeling! 
 Beethoven then lastly said, this good 
 Till swelled in balming melodies 
 
 Where flowing 
 Refreshed amid the hearers 
 And in growing 
 More refinely touched 
 In hearts of beating Love 
 Very fast in dreaming 
 And ways untrod, were showing 
 His work well done 
 And well rewarded. 
 
64 Fers Ego 
 
 THE GOLDEN SEAL 
 
 Draws nigh, — 
 Unfolding, tender bliss 
 A breath that holds within 
 The secrets of a kiss 
 
 Of love 
 
 In child 
 
 Sublime 
 
 In God 
 
 Of Purity 
 
 A man 
 
 The Masterpiece 
 
 Is wrought. 
 Draws high, — 
 
 A flower full in zeal 
 
 Encircling warmth of heart 
 
 Was kissed with golden seal. 
 
Vers Ego 65 
 
 THE FACE 
 
 Show me the face 
 
 Of child 
 
 Of Maid 
 
 Of Man 
 
 Lowly or bright 
 
 In strength 
 
 In love 
 
 In life 
 
 Seek I my like 
 With each 
 With truth 
 With thought 
 See in them eyes 
 My own 
 My friend 
 My bloom, 
 
 Life giving light 
 Thou God 
 Thou Christ 
 Thou All 
 Show me my face! 
 
66 Fers Ego 
 
 A GAIN 
 
 A gain in what? 
 
 Of greatness? 
 
 Applause ? 
 
 Worldly gain? 
 Or be it thy love 
 Which like the sun of light 
 
 Unceased 
 Then not in vain 
 A gain in gaining what? 
 
 Pray, all this not hard to tell 
 Alone the sooner 
 
 All that best, 
 
 Reflected 
 
 The eternal 
 Love in Christ the gain. 
 
Vers Ego 67 
 
 BEWARE 
 O ! Man, who art thou, that thou judge 
 According to thy senses 
 
 Full of lies itself 
 Who art thou, that thou bars 
 
 The spreading truth? 
 Awake from thine own seeking self, 
 
 Lest thou to be devoured 
 Lost like a single drop 
 Of water in the desert. 
 Sooner come, and be in one 
 Unchanging love toward 
 The beauty goodness of thine own 
 
 And put on 
 
 This robe of Christ 
 
 The childlike thought 
 Who art thou, that thou judge 
 
 Your brother's failure? 
 If you know any better 
 
 Why not help 
 Him on his way, he might 
 In time, when you the vision lack 
 Help you again in turn 
 
 And peace brought back 
 In understanding, prove your love, 
 To know the truth, which makes you free 
 Even as the clouds sometimes 
 The Sun of light oft hided 
 Or as the stormy wars on earth 
 Shakes all the lies, at last destroyed 
 So you, in judging others 
 Will be tried. 
 
68 Vers Ego 
 
 MY PRAYER 
 
 What did I seek? 
 Wealth, power, plenty, 
 Madly ambition, human will! 
 There a great spot, a sight, a cry! 
 O! just in time to find thy way 
 Unworthy me of such delight. 
 To taste thy fruits, now that I live 
 Let me but give, but give 
 
 And strive to do thy will 
 Beware me, lest I drop 
 Of boasting, yea even that 
 In talking deceitfully thy word 
 Of one I rest secured in that 
 I my weakest points give way 
 How easy claimed — there evil failed 
 In mighty garment, that which Christ 
 Destroyed illusion, O ! put it on, be wise ! 
 Be rich, be strong, be one of him 
 Ne'er did I dream this healing hymn 
 Of peace and joy in Love and Truth 
 Yea, even in my flesh and ever thus 
 To sing eternal immortality. 
 
Vers Ego 69 
 
 THE CHANGE 
 O! God since thou hast given me 
 And I have tasted from 
 Thy cup of joyousness, peace commingling 
 Ne'er understood I words upon 
 Thy servant's mouth inspired from thee 
 Bliss, countless bliss, harmonious whole 
 Indeed as j^ou have said, 
 The heaven within 
 Unfolding daily to thy glory 
 Than hear the slumbering of a child. 
 Albeit it dares to speak 
 But just to praise thee openly 
 Before the world, that some 
 Might sing with me, and feel 
 The fullness of this Love, thy son 
 Bestow^ed on all man alike. 
 A turmoil great at present is 
 The ending of it all to sense. 
 All nations pray for victory 
 All nations claim, their love alike 
 Yet far from it. 
 Till purified awakened oliF 
 The dullness of this mortal mind 
 Or needs within, in senses blind. 
 In doctrines, that are human made 
 Become to naught within thy law 
 All nations anxiously await 
 All nations meekingly obey 
 All nations lovingly they pray 
 For peace, for peace, the day 
 Was spent, far into the night 
 
70 Vers Ego 
 
 Far Into many nights, 
 
 The war of wars is warring on 
 
 The dawn of dawns is dawning on 
 
 Of overcoming first within 
 
 The war against no more to bring 
 
 This bitter cup, will be avoided 
 
 If future generations heeded 
 
 The law of thy laws, laws of laws, 
 
 The laws of senses, loose and loose 
 
 Till losing all in victory 
 
 Behold, t' seemed all so real! 
 
 Naught but a dream 
 
 This earthly all. — 
 Can any power, any force 
 Can any raging of the wars, 
 Diminish Man, thy masterpiece? 
 O ! father of us all, it is because 
 Thou hast prepared a better rule 
 A better way, a better world 
 A better life to fit this earth. 
 And all will learn and understand 
 The students of the new school 
 And all will pray, this not in vain 
 In loving thee, and all in all 
 To know that we are one by one 
 Each of thy darlings, choicest child 
 Or offsprings from infinite source, 
 Of love and draws us ever nigh 
 Unboundless beautiful, e'er flowed 
 This fountain pure we need but be 
 Aroused through thy own goodness 
 All and leave all mortal plea 
 
Fers Ego 71 
 
 Behind, meanwhile, that we are here 
 To work and love like hand in hand 
 Will bring this promised land, far off 
 No more, but e'er nigh, and thou amidst 
 Yea, heaven, as we loved accordance 
 And Life eternal, joy abundance 
 So drawing nigh, is drawing by 
 The Love of Love is loving on 
 The dawns of dawns is dawning on. 
 
72 Vers Ego 
 
 THANKSGIVING 
 
 Thanks give him, 
 Who is all life, 
 Yea, without ceasing 
 
 Give him thanks 
 
 That you and I 
 
 And all combine 
 
 A beating wing obedience. 
 
 Thanks give him 
 
 Our God of Truth, 
 
 Of goodness, we 
 
 Give him thanks 
 
 That all and you 
 
 Reflecting knew 
 
 His loving guidance verily. 
 
 Thanks give him 
 
 As long as beats 
 
 Our hearts within 
 
 To give him thanks 
 
 Sons all in one 
 
 Our share is done 
 
 In Christlike thought, our Father God. 
 
Fers Ego 73 
 
 THE FORM 
 
 Smite me to the earth 
 
 My frame is but the same 
 
 The lie about itself, 
 
 Smite, O smite, and here I laugh 
 
 Bit by bit as long you last 
 
 Your utter nothingness 
 
 Of all it must be good perhaps 
 
 That I grow strong to help 
 And see the allness of my God 
 Yea, evil, soon you days no more 
 
 Alone in goodness on Life's shore 
 We start anew and safely brought 
 Across, but who's unwise builder would 
 Not first give his new ships a trial 
 So have I been tried 
 And seemed no good at first 
 But lo, this patient love 
 Where'er behind improving laid 
 A fundamental rare solid 
 And smiled, — his ships made good 
 Because it deemed so weak. — 
 Like a great master 
 Who would form a bell 
 To ring throughout the ages 
 In all land and tell 
 Of peace, united strength 
 
 In love and truth. 
 He sees his bell unfinished 
 Yet all the form around it 
 All the clay, which holds within 
 
74 f^^f's Ego 
 
 His priceless masterpiece 
 
 He sees and says, before you ring 
 
 I have to break away this outer form 
 
 This mortal clay, that 1 might bring 
 
 You in my house content 
 
 Of something done, well worth 
 
 And have you all rejoice 
 
 The pilgrim far on earth 
 
 Man, my bell, my masterpiece 
 
 1 see thee here in all your strength 
 And beauty giving me delight 
 
 Yet for this outer form I will begin 
 
 And break it loose, but carefully 
 
 Lest I injure my priceless bell 
 
 And bit by bit 1 smite the clay 
 
 Yea, patiently would bit by bit appear 
 
 First dim, next followed pure and clear 
 
 A glimmer now, another smite 
 
 Another piece of clay away 
 
 Fell to the floor, fell to the earth 
 
 Slowly unfolded I see this birth 
 
 My piece, my priceless masterpiece 
 
 With love and truth is brought 
 
 Out of the clay is wrought, 
 My image, my idea, my perfect mind 
 
 O ! Bell ! make a glad noise 
 
 Give forth your praise 
 Toward your master of all life. 
 
Ve?'s Ego 75 
 
 SUNDAY MORN 
 
 Calmness, stillness everywhere 
 Heavenly altar, Love's bearer 
 Impressing godliness found its way 
 To every heart this a Sunday. 
 
 O morn! So beautiful adorn'd 
 Though daily strife nowhere around 
 Could I but help to seek thee here? 
 My blessed walls, free from all care. 
 
 This balming loveliness, Sunday morn 
 A striking bell inviting all 
 Prayer and song winding the space 
 To the all-knowing loving grace. 
 
76 Fers Ego 
 
 THE CROWN 
 
 The toilers watched and prayed 
 On earthly plains, no one failed 
 Restless the flying years 
 Passed hy, and fears 
 Still holds enchained the man 
 Are all his earthly striving vain 
 Seeking the crown. 
 
 Countless in art thy Love 
 Of Goodness filled so vast 
 All breathing atmosphere 
 Be it ant, bee or more 
 Never for one moment 
 This perfect government 
 Can lack its destiny. 
 
 Intelligence without end 
 Infinite truth to lend 
 Us understanding that we might 
 Love him for evermore, this light 
 Unchanging principle the crown 
 Of Christ perception, God's alone 
 Bringing us home. 
 
Vers Ego 77 
 
 REFLECTION 
 
 The mighty rays 
 
 Of morning sun 
 
 Far reaching lies 
 A new day 
 My child awake 
 Begin to play 
 
 God on heights 
 
 Give greetings first 
 
 Hears your praise 
 Span the fields 
 And laughing grass 
 Of dew drop yields 
 
 Good morning flowers 
 
 How pretty clad 
 
 Thy lonely bowers 
 Made of colors 
 Pure and rare 
 All my brothers 
 
 Hear the song 
 
 Love, my birds 
 
 Dream of long 
 
 There my doggie 
 Slow and steady 
 Soon reached me 
 
 Deep his eyes 
 
 A tender heart 
 
 And truthful gaze 
 God has to 
 Friend of mine 
 Drops for you. 
 
78 Vers Ego 
 
 Still our thirst 
 
 Me and doggie 
 
 Drops of birth 
 
 God the giver 
 Good in all 
 Heard our prayer. 
 
 THE PROCESS 
 
 Steam, gigantic force, our servant 
 Drives mighty engines thousand hand 
 Could not compare thy force within thee 
 As restless ever, as thy strength might be 
 Hast wrought this age of iron hands 
 Machinery a thousandfold to thy command 
 And thou again from Man instruction loanest 
 Steam, yea even you the start and end. — 
 Thinking wondrously, what all this compared? 
 Whence did it come, whence does it flow? 
 Intelligence alone, that thought thee out 
 God's plan to try, to build, hence man his toil 
 Faithful, fearless, taking orders measure full. — 
 
 Again I looked 
 
 A dirty filthy basin 
 
 Filled with water 
 
 Before me stood. 
 
 Full of living germs and insects 
 
 (Appeared so real, appeared to sense) 
 
 Beneath a flame of fire started on 
 
 Here, seeming insects, germs, its death where soon 
 
 Slowly mounted ever greater burst the flame 
 
Vers Ego 79 
 
 Vapors, from the dirty filthy water came 
 
 But pure and clean, a perfect drink 
 
 Yet like in a kettle water boiled and cried 
 
 So the basin emptied, water disappeared 
 
 And the germs and insects were no more, but where 
 
 An empty vessel now 
 
 I have felt, have seen with my own eyes 
 
 With my senses, could this all been lies 
 
 Yet I saw, vapors pure, mounting in the skies 
 
 Into clouds travelling far over many lands 
 
 Dropping into gentle rain 
 
 Down the earth again 
 
 Stilled this longing thirst 
 
 Of life in every plant, for new birth 
 Marvellously I stood and thought 
 But what of insects had become? 
 
 There in this pot 
 Had disappeared — but where? 
 And found this unexplained 
 Ah ! now I see 
 I took this empty iron vessel, 
 
 And then laid 
 It in a furnace 
 Of great heat 
 
 Not very long, — the vessel melted 
 And shew me liquid iron 
 A stronger heat as was before 
 And liquid iron was no more. 
 Ah ! now I understand 
 The pot seemed real 
 To senses, very real 
 And clearly here we see 
 The lie, which is itself 
 
8o Vers Ego 
 
 If this all is the case 
 
 Again in bringing heat, 
 
 Tremendous heat 
 And to this heat 
 A geater heat as even thus 
 In the middle of this earth, 
 Would take not long, 
 Soon nothingness we would behold 
 Yea, no more birth 
 Was this perhaps 
 
 What we call Christ 
 
 When Jesus trod the waves. 
 
 And demonstrated thus 
 
 The perfect law 
 
 The perfect life 
 In seeing all its nothingness 
 All that, what senses claims its own 
 Never to have been, never where at home? 
 Not very long, and we will understand 
 Sometimes a ray 
 Beholding to our eye 
 A ray of truth 
 And why are we so afraid? 
 Because we need be purified 
 
 We need be free 
 And start to cry 
 As did the dirty filthy water 
 Suppose we call this burning flame 
 
 The love of God. 
 Suppose each one of us to be 
 A single drop of dirty water 
 And needs of service be 
 
Fers Ego 
 
 To the eternal Master 
 Would he not have us free 
 From all the germs and insects ? 
 Now let the vessel be our earth 
 Sometimes she to be swallowed up 
 
 In the eternal Love 
 
 In the eternal Mind 
 Thus small she is in God 
 Thus small, as if you would 
 A dot on paper make and say 
 
 This must be her 
 Whereas each single drop 
 
 As you and I 
 Have mounted upon high 
 While, like the clouds 
 We travel, throughout all eternity, 
 And Christ always will lead 
 
 Always has been 
 And now that Science can be clearly seen 
 We will behold our God 
 Are we, but minus m. . . . 
 Yet know we all his love 
 His burning flame 
 And like the clouds 
 Pass into gentle rain 
 To fill the earthly plants 
 So will we soon again 
 Pass into all, to God 
 Or later on to drop on different worlds 
 And be of service, ay! his word! 
 
8-2 Vers Ego 
 
 BELLS OF NEW AGE 
 
 Bong — bong, 
 O earth! 
 Bong — bong, 
 How bad ! 
 Bong — bong 
 And sad ! 
 Bong — bong 
 How scratched! 
 Bong — bong 
 And marred! 
 Bong — bong 
 Thy face ! 
 
 Bing — bing, 
 New age! 
 Bing — bing, 
 Glad noise! 
 Bing — bing, 
 Of Bells, 
 Bing — bing, 
 Give forth, 
 Bing — bing, 
 God's love! 
 Bing— bing, 
 And truth! 
 
Vers Ego 83 
 
 A FLOWER CONTEST 
 
 Gentle, mildly tender, 
 Brought forth the sun its rays 
 What growing beauty it unfolded 
 In flowers of great price. 
 
 A lily white, a rose 
 A violet, forgetmenot 
 Where blooming ided thus 
 Midst nature in deep woods. 
 
 Me first, the lily spoke 
 Look at my garment white, 
 And with my scent I rose 
 To conquer 5^ou alike. 
 
 No, said the rose, beware 
 Far prettier I am here! 
 Best of all flowers art 
 Of Lovers I am dear! 
 
 You do me wrong indeed 
 Mine is no boast, I long 
 For Hearts in love, which meek 
 The violet gave her song. 
 
 I have no choice, no will, 
 Forgetmenot thus spoke. 
 Blue like the sky to fill 
 My gratitude to God. 
 
84 Vers Ego 
 
 Their argument was heard 
 By the eternal creator 
 You foolish things, he said 
 You argue — soon no more. 
 
 Was led by hand a child 
 In Nature's loving bosom 
 A child of love, yet wild 
 To reap all flower blossoms. 
 
 The lily there she found, 
 Adorious and white, 
 I break and take thee home, 
 Rejoice my mother's pride. 
 
 And all the flowers wept 
 Our lily has gone away. 
 The rose, her pride was kept 
 Approaching soon her day. 
 
 A lady sweet, and fair 
 Sought proof to give her lover, 
 A rose, she cried, so near! 
 To him alone, none other. 
 
 Again the weeping heard, 
 One pride has gone away 
 The violet lonely felt. 
 How soon will be mine day? 
 
Vers Ego 85 
 
 A woman elderly, 
 To seek the silent wood, 
 Here found the violet speak 
 A sign of love to God. 
 
 Forgetmenot, alone 
 
 She stood, no words but smiled, 
 
 Alone for him I am 
 
 Gave me my name of Life. 
 
 Thus every purpose well, 
 In season changing bows 
 Of beauty spells to tell 
 Each perfect Love it owns. 
 
86 Vers Ego 
 
 REPROACH 
 
 To my friends, my brethren, 
 
 To my helpers — enemies? 
 
 Ah! no, how could this be? 
 
 Though slowly to agree 
 
 With painly striving to convince 
 
 Would be a tenfold masterpiece. 
 
 To laugh in spite your hate 
 
 To glad it is not real. 
 
 How could a man 
 
 Though wrongly 
 
 Brought to death 
 
 Speak in his greatest pain 
 
 My life is but to bless? 
 
 And here I stopped 
 
 If he then, part of the infinity 
 
 How much the greater 
 
 Would then his eternal father be? 
 
 Plain, very plain 
 
 And yet the consequences? 
 
 The opposite of Love 
 
 The opposite of All 
 
 That in his life — he lived. 
 
 To show the nothingness of death 
 
 A suffering all to show 
 
 For those deep in these opposites 
 
 Could hear in time 
 
 I only . . . 
 
 Myself, yet time, in not eternity 
 
 How glad I am, to be now, one of thee! 
 
Vers Ego 87 
 
 NATURE AGAIN 
 
 Consider all trees various 
 How can man do otherwise, 
 
 But love the perfect way, 
 
 Of love in Life. 
 
 All things from our breath 
 
 All things strive to rest, 
 
 All things do their best 
 
 Yet in thy mind everything is safe. 
 
 Lo, what perfect harmony, 
 
 Ay, some change, it must thus be, 
 
 And behind the screen? 
 
 We ever loving see ! 
 
 And all passed in a dream, 
 
 And man stood there. 
 
 In all his glory. 
 Finished in the clay, 
 Finished in this day 
 Of Christ perception. 
 Slowly breaking off to holy 
 Living ever, singing ever. 
 Praising ever, all one endless melody 
 And speech was never known, 
 No hiding lie could therein enter 
 For thought, his thought alone. 
 Was real, was read 
 And all things had become our own. 
 
88 Fers Ego 
 
 AUTUMN LEAFLETS 
 (Introduction) 
 A 
 
 To my little lady Leaflet 
 
 Tough life of seven springs 
 
 A child not less, but sing 
 
 Imparts her love to all 
 
 A child thou art as yet 
 
 But are not we, the children grown up? 
 
 Happy us, if we can see 
 
 And feel your childish quality 
 
 Careless, joyful, happy 
 
 You laugh, you play all day 
 
 O! why are we bigger children 
 
 Of sorrow, pain, dismay? 
 
 Give us this lesson, leaflet mine, 
 
 Show us, which comes. 
 
 Reflecting the divine — 
 
 Little did I think when I 
 
 Presented you with leaves 
 
 Of colored autumn 
 
 How leaped my heart of joy 
 
 To hear you bubbling say, 
 
 I will give them to Mile. 
 
 To have them pressed 
 
 And keep them all the time 
 
 Then add to them these lines 
 But grant thereafter read 
 From Mile, until mother's design 
 
Vers Ego 89 
 
 Of Love has grown giving forth 
 Like leaflets in unfolding weeks 
 Much beauty, color of its own. 
 
 THE LEAFLET 
 
 B. 
 
 What fragrant airs 
 
 Pass through my windowsill? 
 
 I stopped, away dropped Fall and mill. 
 
 Autumn, thou at last hast come, 
 
 This your message 
 
 Adorious scent of leaflet 
 
 Filling bewildered airy emptiness. 
 
 O, how I love you, 
 
 Wait, just wait 
 
 And let me gather 
 
 The prettiest color 
 
 For wintry fireside. 
 
 Take me'. 
 
 Pick me! 
 
 Look me! 
 Which shall it be. 
 Where to begin? 
 One perfect here, 
 More lovelier there. 
 Of colors beautiful arrayed 
 Each claimer of its own art, 
 
 Undismayed. — 
 Pray ! who has painted thee so well ? 
 This alone my father tree can tell 
 
go Vers Ego 
 
 T'was Love, he said 
 
 That you might 
 
 Enjoy and breathe 
 
 This beauty life. 
 All this, — my children, leaflet 
 I bring forth each year, till best 
 Designed garland the earth. 
 But why, pray thee, tell me? 
 To open eyes, to have you see 
 My leaflets, ever in my bosom, 
 Of loveliness, colors, ne'er dying 
 
 Just like jAour bloom 
 In care bestowed divine 
 Express your colors 
 
 Love your art 
 You man, you mighty hand 
 
 Of the eternal heart. 
 O, let me gather 
 My leaflets, none other 
 And press them tenderly 
 
 So near to me 
 Profoundest love of nature 
 To kiss thy children nature 
 Yea, thou hast come, my messenger 
 
 My Atoner 
 Which are my colors 
 
 Fruit this year? 
 Designer infinite, I have no fear 
 Since ever I am in thy bosom. 
 
Fers Ego 91 
 
 AUTUMN FAREWELL 
 
 The days are growing less, 
 
 My trees, my love, my best, 
 
 Of all my heart in nature's breast 
 
 But why all this, O mother mine? 
 
 Hast thought me well of thine 
 
 Immortal ever love divine. 
 
 A spring, as ever coming 
 
 Blooming fresh. 
 Unfolding into Summer 
 Of tender wind is wrought the Autumn 
 And here you are my Autumn 
 
 Speak to me of this 
 
 I love most best 
 In thee I have found the cause 
 Of all that is and was 
 
 Joy without measure 
 
 Love without ending 
 
 Songs ne'er dying 
 Yea, God of all breathing 
 All children of him 
 
 United reflecting 
 In answer, his will 
 
 Till lastly 
 Our nature responds to his calling 
 Outpouring my love. 
 Where'er the change 
 Your bird has thought me this, 
 And all for nothing 
 Only a glance of gratitude 
 
 A Heavenly bliss 
 
92 Vers Ego 
 
 Silence, deep serene, the silence 
 Your trees all told me this 
 No judging, condemning or winning 
 In waiting received I 
 
 An Angel's kiss. 
 In listen of voices unheard 
 And notes of music sublime, 
 When the winds passed the earth 
 And played the perfected strain 
 In loneliness with him alone 
 Apart from material sense 
 As Christ in deserts was found 
 And a woman to-day our defense. 
 O! speak to me, my Autumn yet awhile 
 Before we part, before you bid farewell 
 This glorious afternoon. 
 
 This year my last 
 I kiss, embrace thee all 
 
 Before I pass. — 
 Lo, who is this? 
 Who approaches? 
 A Woman, or a lass? 
 (A friend, perhaps, might be,) 
 Ah, now! a gentle maid, a child 
 I see in distant marching mild. 
 Indeed as I have guessed a maid 
 Shall I flee, shall I hide? 
 Yea, t'would be best. 
 
 But no, too late, she saw me 
 Courage — do not leave! 
 An image pure. 
 Though did not dare to look 
 
Fers Ego 93 
 
 But I felt and passed her by 
 
 With downward eye. 
 
 Yet methink I heard her breath 
 
 And felt her bearing heart 
 
 She, too, sought thee, my god 
 
 Alone in Autumn love, untold 
 
 'Twas too much, no longer 
 
 Could I silence hear 
 
 Something told me, that she were 
 
 The loveliest, best 
 
 The purest fair. 
 
 Like of majesty, spellbound 
 
 I could not help to turn around. 
 
 Beholding her 
 She too as guessed she mine 
 Wooing, seeking look, stood there. 
 Looked back, then motionless divine 
 No words, but piercing eyes 
 Like stars beyond the human ken 
 
 Here both we felt alike 
 
 No words but read each other's will 
 
 And all the trees and birds at once 
 
 All felt alike. 
 
 All shouted full of joy 
 
 To the eternal creator. 
 Commingling blessings pure 
 Of love within all lands 
 The silence long at last 
 Attempting words I tried 
 But no, impossible this was 
 A heavy bar, between us laid. 
 Deep alone, midst deepest woods 
 
94 Vers Ego 
 
 Who can prescribe who understand 
 
 This perfect love and not a word 
 
 Surely this can but be 
 
 One of your angel's ministry 
 
 I do not dare to touch 
 
 Not able am to speak 
 
 Yet in her longing eyes 
 
 And tender face, so meek 
 
 Respond my love for her. 
 
 The silence brook, she said, not now 
 
 Good bye, this all, good bye, my dear. 
 
 Ah me! she goes away, no stay 
 Breathed deeply for cry 
 And could not, and struck dumb 
 
 Only she had disappeared 
 
 I uttered heavy words 
 
 And thought the earth would open 
 
 And take my frame and all 
 
 This how I felt this moment 
 
 When I was left alone. 
 
 And here I stopped and thought 
 
 Illusion of the false, of course. 
 Strange, very strange, 
 
 Again the present past 
 
 I cried, and cried aloud 
 
 And ask the trees' advice 
 
 Here all we wept and wept 
 
 Of pining tearing love apart 
 
 How cruel after thou 
 
 O nature must it be 
 
 Because I love her most like thee? 
 
 The answer soon rejoiced again 
 
Fers Ego 95 
 
 My empty heart, O Autumn mine 
 I see it all, yea wait and sing 
 All through the winter, until spring 
 Till Love has shown you better ways 
 And would when ripened days 
 Well worthy, well aware of her 
 No parting then, beholding fair 
 
 Your bride of choicest brides. 
 Good b^e, adieu, farewell, good b5^e, 
 O! Autumn of the splendid day 
 That thou hast her to me revealed 
 A face as pure 
 
 I always dreamed 
 Her loveliness, never will 
 Depart from me, since still 
 Her look continually 
 Most bidden, and will see 
 In my innermost delight 
 And haunts me day and night 
 Farewell it seemed hard 
 But only for a while 
 If it were not thus 
 All love would be in vain. 
 And even you my birds 
 I hear your soaring, talking 
 Descending all at once 
 Midst empty trees 
 And filled like leaves 
 The naked branches 
 To rest a little while 
 Your travel seems a thousand miles 
 Yet careless you keep on 
 
96 Fers Ego 
 
 It is God's land in all. 
 Filled me a happy strong desire 
 
 To be like you 
 And fly and measure 
 All land and sky 
 Where'er love would aspire. — 
 Alone, once more alone, that night 
 The evening star 
 And countless brethren bright 
 Ah ! Wagner, this I owe to you 
 The evening star of Tanhauser 
 Command full poured forth 
 This favorite with strength, my song 
 All nature stood in awe 
 To hark this note inspired. 
 Good bye, good bye, O Nature mine, 
 My trees have gone asleep, Divine 
 The creator covered up 
 
 In snowy featherbeds 
 All nature has gone to sleep 
 
 Has gone to rest! 
 
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