Poems, Series 3: VII. To venerate the simple days
VII. To venerate the simple days
To venerate the simple days
Which lead the seasons by,
Needs but to remember
That from you or me
They may take the trifle
Termed mortality!
To invent existence with a stately air,
Needs but to remember
That the acorn there
Is the egg of forests,
For the upper air!