360. The Quest

THEY said: ‘She dwelleth in some place apart,

Immortal Truth, within whose eyes

Who looks may find the secret of the skies

And healing for life’s smart!’

I sought Her in loud caverns underground,—

On heights where lightnings flashed and fell;

I scaled high Heaven; I stormed the gates of Hell,

But Her I never found

Till thro’ the tumults of my Quest I caught

A whisper: ‘Here, within thy heart,

I dwell; for I am thou: behold, thou art

The Seeker—and the Sought.’