Because I love
The sun pours out
its rays of living gold
Pours out its gold
and silver on the sea.
Because I love
The earth upon her astral
spindle winds
Her ecstasy-producing
dance.
Because I love
Clouds travel on the winds
through wide skies,
Skies wide and beautiful,
blue and deep.
Because I love
Wind blows white
sails,
The wind blows over flowers,
the sweet wind blows.
Because I love
The ferns grow green, and
green the grass, and green
The transparent sunlit
trees.
Because I love
Larks ruse up from the
grass
And all the leaves are full
of singing birds.
Because I love
The summer air quivers with
a thoasand wings,
Myriads of jewelled eyes
burn in the light.
Because I love
The iridescent shells upon
the sand
Take forms as fine and
intricate as thought.
Because I love
There is an invisible way
across the sky,
Birds travel by that way,
the sun and moon
And all the stars travel
that path by night.
Because I love
There is a river flowing all
night long.
Because I love
All night the river flows
into my sleep,
Ten thousand living things
are sleeping in my arms,
And sleeping wake, and
flowing are at rest.