1.
HAST thou not seen in April’s changeful sky
The sudden cloud o’ercast the smiling day?
So steals the tear into the pensive Eye
And dims the lustre of it’s sparkling ray.
2.
Hast thou not seen the Sun’s meridian beam
Disperse the gathering clouds which veil his light?
So–on the heart will Hope’s pure radiance gleam
To chase the gloom of pale affliction’s night.
3.
Hast thou not seen the Moon’s clear lustre shine
In silvery splendour o’er the woodland scene?
Her mellowed rays each softened charm define,
And breathe o’er all the soul a deep serene?
4.
So, to the mind does memory’s star appear,
Disclosing every hour of pleasure past,
The retrospective view, how bright, how clear!
No storms deface it and no clouds o’ercast?
5.
Hast thou not seen the Summer morning break
With roseate splendour on the Eastern sky?
So smiles and blushes paint the youthful cheek,
When first Life’s landscape meets th’ enraptur’d eye!
(Mary Abel Clinckett)
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