For works with similar titles, see The Shrine.

THE SHRINE

THERE is no lord within my heart,
Left silent as an empty shrine
Where rose and myrtle intertwine,
Within a place apart.


No god is there of carven stone
To watch with still approving eyes
My thoughts like steady incense rise;
I dream and weep alone.


But if I keep my altar fair,
Some morning I shall lift my head
From roses deftly garlanded
To find the god is there.