Venetian Glass
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s one who sails upon a wide, blue seaFar out of sight of land, his mind intentUpon the sailing of his little boat,On tightening ropes and shaping fair his course,Hears suddenly, across the restless sea,The rhythmic striking of some towered clock,And wakes from thoughtless idleness to time:Time, the slow pulse which beats eternity!So through the vacancy of busy lifeAt intervals you cross my path and bringThe deep solemnity of passing years.For you I have shed bitter tears, for youI have relinquished that for which my heartCried out in selfish longing. And to-nightHaving just left you, I can say: "'T is well.Thank God that I have known a soul so true,So nobly just, so worthy to be loved!"
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