Lord of the lovely pageant,
Maker of night and day,
Is this a theme for glory,
To give and take away?
I am no thankless ingrate,
Kindler of my life’s flame!
I own thee king of bounty,
Thy lavish gifts acclaim.
For thy fair heavens I thank thee,
And thank for thy fresh earth.
I brim with grateful praises
For thy swift gift of birth.
To leave thy blissful bosom
‘Tis rich amends to be;
Thy pageant show of seasons
And days and nights to see.
Awaking from soft slumber
The rare rich things I dreamed,
The rose and the carnation,
To have upon me streamed.
Now better were the silence,
The peace divine and deep,
In dream and tranced vision
Upon thy breast to sleep!
I had not left my slumber
Upon thy cradling breast,
Hadst thou in dreams not shown me
One flower beyond the rest.
More sweet than the carnation,
More rich than rose to me.
The flower that gems creation,
Thy flower called Emily.
From her rare sight awaking,
I fretted for the boon,
Life and that flower resplendent;
I cried to have my moon.
My flower with life thou gavest.
For her love’s sake ’twas sweet,
Thy earth, the rain, the roses;
She made thy gifts complete.
A puppet show of glory,
These were but painted toys.
The princess of the story
She queened my heart and joys.
Together we crowed over
The show, we laughed in chime,
But now it tires and dazzles,
Thy lovely pantomime.
I fret with drowsy eyelids
To hear thy lullaby,
Upon thy cradling bosom
To sleep again I sigh.
A babe, no man of patience,
I were an hypocrite
To say He gives, He taketh
And all He does is right.
O master of the pageant,
Maker of night and day,
Is this a theme for glory,–
To give and take away ?
(Manmohan Ghose)
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