The Poetry Corner

Balmy Morning

By Pamela S. Vining, (J. C. Yule)

Balmy morning! blessed morning! Dew-drops bright All the emerald glade adorning In thy light - In thy golden glowing beam With an ever-changeful gleam Flashing sparkling deeply glowing Varying tints of beauty showing Everywhere Radiant are In thy welcome light! Balmy morning! blessed morning! Flowers look up, With a precious, pearly off'ring, In each cup - Dewy off'ring gleaned by night, As a tribute to the light, - Far more precious than the gem Of a monarch's diadem, Is the gift Which they lift To thy welcome light! Balmy morning! blessed morning! Sounds of mirth, From the vocal vales ascending, Hail thy birth. Happy birds in echoing bowers, Waken all their tuneful powers, And spontaneous music springs From all animated things, - Verdant hills, Tuneful rills, Joyful greet thy light! Balmy morning! blessed morning! How serene, In thy calm and cloudless dawning Smiles the scene! Even man, by care oppressed, Feels thy gladness thrill his breast, Hails thee as a source of bliss, Precious in a world like this, Gratefully Blessing thee - Welcome, morning light!