HOME-COMING
O passionate pilgrim, was the way
So long then, was the day so long
From the blue matin till 'twas gray?
From morning till the evening-song?
So long then, was the day so long
From the blue matin till 'twas gray?
From morning till the evening-song?
Was it so long, Love, while you came
Nearer each minute? lead-foot, slow,
Did the day round to evening-flame?
And was the daylight slow to go?
Nearer each minute? lead-foot, slow,
Did the day round to evening-flame?
And was the daylight slow to go?
And did your eager eyes look far
To see the crescent moon rise bright?
And Hesper, your home-coming star,
Did Hesper tarry long that night?
To see the crescent moon rise bright?
And Hesper, your home-coming star,
Did Hesper tarry long that night?
At last the moon rained gold, and lest
The moon-gold were too cold, there fell
Drifting of bloom about your nest;
That night the nightingale sang well.
The moon-gold were too cold, there fell
Drifting of bloom about your nest;
That night the nightingale sang well.
O sweet day full of scent and song,
Sweetly it wore from dawn to even;
And yet the sweet day did us wrong,
Since evening brought the lover's heaven.
Sweetly it wore from dawn to even;
And yet the sweet day did us wrong,
Since evening brought the lover's heaven.