[To be continued.]

A VISION

My thoughts were earthy, and the tainted springs

And ugly chattels of the city lay

Along my path—when, as one doth obey

A subtle call, soul-heard, that instant brings

A voice, a vision of diviner things—

I looked, and, lo! the sky, of softest gray,

Was radiant with roseate tint and play

Of light on clouds like wide, seraphic wings.