Forceythe Willson

“ They fell and died upon my ear,
As dew dies on the atmosphere;
And then an intense yearning thrilled
My Soul, that all might be fulfilled:
"Where art thou, Blessed Spirit, where?—
Whose Voice is dew upon the air!" ”

“ And the cold rain falls on the graves of the good,
⁠And the cold mist comes up from the sea:
And the Autumn songs of the Poet's soul
⁠Are set to the passionate grief
Of winds that sough and bells that toll
⁠The dirge of the falling leaf. ”

“ He shall only well known be
By the holy harmony
That his coming makes in thee!
This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”