Wednesday

Touch us Gently


TOUCH us gently, Time!
 Let us glide adown thy stream 
 Gently,—as we sometimes glide 
Through a quiet dream. 
Humble voyagers are We, 
Husband, wife, and children three—
 (One is lost,—an angel, fled 
 To the azure overhead.)

Touch us gently, Time!
 We ’ve not proud nor soaring wings: 
 Our ambition, our content, 
 Lies in simple things. 
Humble voyagers are We, 
 O’er Life’s dim, unsounded sea, 
Seeking only some calm clime;— 
Touch us gently, gentle Time!
 ~ Barry Cornwall

About the image:  A winter wildflower 
About the poem:  Barry Cornwall is the pseudonym for Bryan Procter an English poet.
This is my first exposure to his poems and this one has captured my heart.  
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