THE LIFE LINE.
AS men in caves follow the slender thread
That guides to light through the long, winding way,
Hoping the end will bring them to the day;
So I have followed where my life-cord led;—
The cord of destiny that led to light.
Through crystal chambers lit by flickering fires,
Through halls whose echoes wakened strange desires,
By rushing waters, bounding through the night.
I often questioned if the end were fair,
And now upon my vision full and free
Bursts the clear day. I breathe the warm, sweet air
Of a new land that stretches to the sea.
O, blessed fate! Dear heart, how did I dare
To doubt what led to light and love and thee?
That guides to light through the long, winding way,
Hoping the end will bring them to the day;
So I have followed where my life-cord led;—
The cord of destiny that led to light.
Through crystal chambers lit by flickering fires,
Through halls whose echoes wakened strange desires,
By rushing waters, bounding through the night.
I often questioned if the end were fair,
And now upon my vision full and free
Bursts the clear day. I breathe the warm, sweet air
Of a new land that stretches to the sea.
O, blessed fate! Dear heart, how did I dare
To doubt what led to light and love and thee?