That sunbeam, though an aggravation fair,
Still closed the floodgates of complete despair.
As dykes constrain, in distant lowland realms,
The deluge, which engulfs and overwhelms.
With final resource and expedient
And all her vials of expectation spent,
Fate, in her changeable kaleidoscope,
Evolves new turns to reëstablish hope.
That ray of sunshine, as an angel's smile,
Beaming in love amid surroundings vile,