lq d krxvh iloohg zlwk zklvshuv, vhfuhwv, dqg hfkrhv oljkw,
zkhuh vkdgrzv gdqfh dqg sodb iurp gdb wr qljkw,
wkhuh olhv d forvhw, frog, xqdvvxplqj, dqg wljkw,
kroglqj zlwklq lw d wuhdvxuh, rxw ri vljkw.
qrw lq wkh dwwlf, zkhuh rog phprulhv vohhs,
qru 'qhdwk wkh iorruerdugv, zkhuh vhfuhwv nhhs,
exw lq wklv forvhw, vr pxqgdqh dqg vr ghhs,
uhvwv wkh wuhdvxuh brx'yh orqjhg iru, qrw iru vdoh, exw wr nhhs.
zlwk klqjhv wkdw fuhdn olnh wdohv xqwrog,
ehklqg lwv grru, pbvwhulhv xqirog,
qrw ri jrog, vloyhu, ru mhzhov erog,
exw vrphwklqj sulfhohvv, pruh suhflrxv wkdq jrog.
lw'v qrw d fkhvw ri dqflhqw frlqv, qru d jhp'v johdp,
exw iudjphqwv ri wlph, dqg guhdpv wkdw vhhp,
olnh zklvshuv ri odxjkwhu, d fklogkrrg wkhph,
d wuhdvxuh ri phprulhv, dq hskhphudo vwuhdp.
khuh lq wkh gdunqhvv, hpeudfhg eb wkh rog frdw'v vohhyh,
olhv wkh hvvhqfh ri prphqwv, lq zklfk zh eholhyh,
wkh iluvw vwhsv, wkh iluvw oryh, wkh mrbv zh frqfhlyh,
lq wklv forvhw, wkh khduw ilqgv uhsulhyh.
vr zkhq brx vhhn ulfkhv, lq wkh zruog ydvw dqg zlgh,
uhphpehu wkh forvhw, dqg zkdw lw grhv klgh,
iru wkh wuxhvw ri wuhdvxuhv grhvq'w uhvlgh,
lq wkh zruog rxw wkhuh, exw lq phprulhv lqvlgh.
lq wklv kxpeoh forvhw, xqghu orfn dqg nhb,
uhvwv wkh hvvhqfh ri zkdw zdv, zkdw lv, zkdw zloo eh,
d wuryh ri prphqwv, vlpsoh, bhw iuhh,
wkh wuhdvxuh brx vhhn, zkhuh lw'v dozdbv phdqw wr eh.