The veil of bliss that each casts over each Makes each alone, although within a crowd; Love spreads above us both his golden cloud, And lo! at once we are out of human reach, Listening to the eternal spirits' speech, With God's dear tender eyes above us bowed:— Others we help; yet are we, sweet, allowed To wander sometimes on a lonely beach. The veil descends,—and lo! we are alone, Utterly lonely, utterly at peace. The sounds of common voices round us cease, For round us both God's veiling arms are thrown. Then, when the veil is lifted, we return To help the sad, and strengthen those that yearn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THERE IS NO NATURAL RELIGION (A) by WILLIAM BLAKE CUPID AND CAMPASPE, FR. ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPE by JOHN LYLY COLUMBUS AND THE MAYFLOWER by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES COME UP FROM THE FIELDS FATHER by WALT WHITMAN LOVE ON THE MOUNTAIN by THOMAS BOYD |