Some grace of thine, God’s harlequin,

Whose days were lavished like fool’s gold

Upon His pleasures manifold.

“Would God,” cried Francis, on his knees,

“I had a forest of such trees!”

THE THRONE OF THE KING

By Francis Clement Kelley

The sun was setting, and its golden glow

Deepened the shadows on the village street,

And reverent touched the beauty of the head