While he ascends the solitudes to pray!
Deep valley murmurings rise into peace,
At that still height his mission wins surcease,
And God in mercy lets his eyes undim,
Gaze long on glories that are not for him.
After the Fight
By Mary O’Reilly
(Chicago school teacher. Writer and speaker on labor questions. The following poem was written for “Life and Labor.”)
A lull in the struggle,
A truce in the fight,