Escape -- it is the Basket
In which the Heart is caught
When down some awful Battlement
The rest of Life is dropt --
Escape -- it is the Basket
In which the Heart is caught
When down some awful Battlement
The rest of Life is dropt --
A moment, and its glory was no more. The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement the light was all withdrawn the shining church turned cold and dark the stream forgot to smile the birds were silent and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories