False life, a foil and no more,
Wilt thou be gone?
Thou foul deception of all
That would not have the true come on.
Thou art a moon-like toil, a
Self-posing state,
A dark contest of waves and wind,
A mere tempestuous debate.
Life is a fixed, discerning light,
A knowing joy;
No chance or fit, but ever
And calm and full, yet doth not cloy.'Tis such a blissful thing that
Doth
And shine and smile and hath the
To please without eternity.
Thou art a toilsome mole, or less;
A moving mist;
But life is what none can express:
A quickness which my God hath kissed.
