The world froze
Time stood still
Fell down the violet to her shining night,
Kept shine for lordship and balm for love,
Light and radiance of His faithful step,
Light of the picture of the silver time,
Both ears and hands are bold,
They greet us as the Tulip,
Filled the crest and fondled the lordly tree,
My Lordship flung upon the height of Life,
Kept a day till the sun at play,
Hold calm in thine ecstasy, thine art,
Both mist and dream went around,
A white hand stood till a king,
Swifter I slew Death with last delight.
That shut the violet from her youth,
Both smile and laugh at each passion of June,
About the Creator
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