Making haste to be cheated by Despair—
Buying dear at the counter of Despair!)
FAITH
Before the rose and violet had begun
On sky and sea, while all the world was still,
Colorless, lifeless, unconsoled, and chill,
One little bird sang out about the Sun.
INTIMATIONS
“Who has seen the Wind?”—Christina Rossetti.
I have seen the Wind,