Through a smile unto endless light;
Of the flight of a bird thro' evening over the marsh-land,
Lingering in Heaven alone;
Of the vessel disappearing over the sea-marge,
With him or with her that we love;
Of the sudden touch in the hand of a friend or a maiden,
Thrilling up to the stars.
The appealing death of a soldier, the moon just rising,
Kindling the battle-field;
Of the cup of water, refused by the thirsting Sidney,