She thought by heaven's high wall that she did stray
Till she beheld the everlasting gate:
And she climbed up to it to long, and wait,
Feel with her hands (for it was night), and lay
Her lips to it with kisses; thus to pray
That it might open to her desolate.
And lo! it trembled, lo! her passionate
Crying prevailed. A little little way
It opened: there fell out a thread of light,
And she saw wingë"d wonders move within;
Also she heard sweet talking as they meant
To comfort her. They said, "Who comes to-night
Shall one day certainly an entrance win;"
Then the gate closed and she awoke content.
Comfort In The Night
Jean Ingelow
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Poem topics: feel, heaven, light, wing, pray, sweet, wait, long, wall, high, open, stray, thought, comfort, Valentine's Day, night, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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