Excerpt from Celestial Scenes, Vol. 1

To My Sister.

More promising the sun ne'er shone, dear Sister,
In spring-time after winter's frost and chill,
When chirping birds built nests among the branches
That gently drooped o'er pond and murmuring rill,
and fragrant blossoms which had just unfolded
Their slender petals 'mongst the emerald leaves,
Foretold us, all aglow with praise and promise,
Midsummer's fruit and autumn's golden sheaves:
Than in life's early morn the sun of fortune
In charming luster rose above your head,
And cast anon on future's dusky dimness
A glimmering wreath wherein we fondly read,

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