Who he who lights them is, I do not know,

Except that, every eve, with footfall slow

And regular, he passes by my room

And sets his gusty flowers of light a-bloom.

A PHANTASY OF HEAVEN

Perhaps he plays with cherubs now,

Those little, golden boys of God,

Bending, with them, some silver bough,

The while a seraph, head a-nod,

Slumbers on guard; how they will run