ONTHESIGHTOFSWANSINKENSINGTONGARDEN

onthesightofswansinkensingtongarden

queen-birdthatsittestonthyshiningnest,

andthyyoungcygnetswithoutsorrowhatchest,

andthou,thouotherroyalbird,thatwatchest

lestthewhitemotherwanderingfeetmolest:

shrinedareyouroffspringinachrystalcradle,

brighterthanhelen'seresheyethadburst

hershellyprison.theyshallbebornatfirst

strong,active,graceful,perfect,swan-likeable

totreadthelandorwaterswithsecurity.

unlikepoorhumanbirths,conceivedinsin,

ingriefbroughtforth,bothoutwardlyandin

confessingweakness,error,andimpurity.

didheavenlycreaturesownession'sline,

thebirthsofheavenliketoyour'swouldshine.

herecame"wasitsomesweetdevice."seepage4.

herecame"methinkshowdaintysweet."seepage5.

herecame"whenlastiroved."seepage8.

herecame"atimidgrace"seepage8.

herecame"iffrommylips."seepage9.