All, all are but as quenchèd fire

And vanish’d smoke to him that lies

Amid the silence of the trees

Under the silence of the skies.

[pg 71]

“Let us tell Quiet Stories of Kind Eyes”

Let us tell quiet stories of kind eyes

And placid brows where peace and learning sate:

Of misty gardens under evening skies

Where four would walk of old, with steps sedate.