Proem[11]

[A Skein of Silver]

[A Spool of Silk]

[Gold and Gossamer]

[Linen and Lace]

[A Hank of Homespun]

PROEM

Warp and woof from the loom of Life—
A fabric wrought in endless strife:—
Lights and shadows, night and day,
A thousand tints of gold and gray—
Ten thousand shades in leaf and bloom,
WARP and WOOF from Life's great Loom.