EARTH! guard what here we lay in holy trust, That which hath left our home a darkened place, Wanting the form, the smile, now veiled with dust, The light departed with our loveliest face. Yet from thy bonds our sorrow's hope is free -- We have but lent the beautiful to thee. But thou, O Heaven! keep, keep what thou hast taken, And with our treasure keep our hearts on high; The spirit meek, and yet by pain unshaken, The faith, the love, the lofty constancy -- Guide us where these are with our sisters flown -- They were of Thee, and thou hast claimed thine own! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ROOM OF MIRRORS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS by THOMAS MOORE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 10 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI COUNTER-ATTACK by SIEGFRIED SASSOON BARS FIGHT, AUGUST 28, 1746 by LUCY TERRY THE HERO OF VIMY; AN INCIDENT OF THE GREAT WAR by BRENT DOW ALLINSON THE OLD FLUTE by AUGUSTE ANGELLIER ON MR. FREDERICK PORTER'S ROOM OF PICTURES, 1930 by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |