Summer on the Lakes, in 1843

by Margaret Fuller

The guide upon my path.

Livest thou in mutual power,

With spirits blest and bright,

O be, in death's dark hour,

My help to heaven's light.

Upon thy grave is growing,

The plant by thee beloved,⁵

St. Johns-wort golden glowing,

Like St. John's thoughts of love.

Witness of sacred sorrow,