Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Time Flies. XVII. The tempest over and goneChristina G. Rossetti (18301894)
Easter Even
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Lo, “it is finished,” and the Strong Man sleeps:
All stars keep vigil watching for the sun,
The moon her vigil keeps.
Beside a virgin cave and entrance stone:
Surely a garden full of Angels too,
Wondering, on watch, alone.
Veiling their faces round God’s Throne above,
May well keep vigil on this heavenly hill
And cry their cry of love.
Of Love more deep than hell, more strong than death;
Until the day break and the shadows flee,
The Shaking and the Breath.