Poem by Dora Sigerson Shorter

The Song of the Happy Man

I have a rose garden
Full of sweet flowers;
Yellow bloom, crimson bloom,
Perfume the hours.
I have an apple tree
Bent with its load;
Ruddy fruit, golden fruit,
Hang to my hold.

I have a young maid's love,
Timid and shy.
All day I singing go,
"Happy man I!"
All night I prayerful go,
"Blessed man I!"
Happy man, blessed man,
Happy man I!

1. An Eclipse
2. For Ever
3. Beware
4. The Sacred Fire
5. The Enemies

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