Bees in Amber - A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham
page 107 of 130 (82%)
page 107 of 130 (82%)
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If his eyes would behold the light.
To--the--Night,-- To--the--Night,-- To the darkness and the sorrow of the Night,-- Came--the--Light, Came--the--Light, Came the Wonder and the Glory of the Light. There are wanderers still, without ever a guide, Out there on the fringe of the Night, They are bond and blind,--to their darkness resigned, With never a wish for the Light. To--their--Night,-- To--their--Night,-- To the darkness and the sorrow of their Night, Take--the--Light! Take--the--Light! Take the Wonder and the Glory of the Light! SOUTH We come from the land of the blazing sun, From the land that was blacker than night,-- From the white-hot sand of the Great Dark Land, Where Might was the only Right. To--the--Night,-- To--the--Night,-- To the darkness and the sorrow of the Night, Came--the--Light, |
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