The Vale

"How gently, carefully Weave we the web, Spiders hanging on the smallest thread, We spend our lives, our bodies, on the web. Our lives weave the web on which we lay, The fires of our minds these spind..."

"The purity of a Rose, be-dewed with morn,The strength of a Mountain, persistent with centuries,The grace of a roaring Blaze, twice-born,And the life of a Saint, with whom He's well pleased.Hers is the..."

"The heralded orchestraThe triumphant processionThe ever-numerous choirWho sing in favored tongue of manGod's music is thatOf the one voice liftedSinging psalmist praisesWith a Father's gilded tongue W..."

"Fingers sliding gracefully Over liquid porcelain keys Thoughts cannot contain Sounds which words profane A single fluid movement Allows a watcher a moment Of greatest serene reflection Mind cannot fin..."

"The Origin of MomentsLaughterSunlightBuzzing fliesThe Origin of MomentsSilenceDarkness in the deepBuzzing IntrospectionThe Origin of MomentsFullnessLight hearts leapingIn the sower's reaping of LoveTh..."

"What sweet strength found in such a mortal grace, That divine inspiration did instill. Which strengthens a man in such mortal race, And, brought forth from their Love, also, his Will. In this, such a ..."