Poems by Denis Florence MacCarthy
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Sister, brother,
With the wine of Hope--the vernal Vine-juice of Man's trustful heart: Perseverance And Forbearance, Love and Labour, Song and Art, Be this the cheerful creed wherewith the world may start. But whither the twain departed? The United--the One-hearted-- Whither from the bridal banquet Have the Bride and Bridegroom flown? Ah! their steps have led them quickly Where the young leaves cluster thickly; Blossomed boughs rain fragrance o'er them, Greener grows the grass before them, As they wander through the island, Fond, delighted, and alone! At their coming streams grow brighter, Skies grow clearer, Mountains nearer, And the blue waves dancing lighter From the far-off mighty ocean Frolic on the glistening sand; Jubilations, Gratulations, Breathe around, as hand-in-hand They roam the Sutton's sea-washed shore, or soft Shanganah's strand. |
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