Hath shown to me myself with cruel truth.
I dreamed of soul-love, pure and free from stain,
Whilst passion yet was coursing through my veins.
But now mine eyes have seen the earthly road
Which is the real creative force in life.
And shows me whither I must truly strive.
Those spirit-pathways which of late I trod
Cannot be followed far by such a soul
As just before its present life on earth
In Thomas’s body found a fitting home.