Poem by Richard Watson Gilder

The New Day. Part 1. 3. “A Barren Stretch That Slants to the Salt Sea's Gray”

A barren stretch that slants to the salt sea's gray,—
     ⁠Rock-strewn, and scarred by fire, and rough with stubble,—
With here and there a bold, bright touch of color—
Berries and yellow leaves, that make the dolor
     ⁠More dolorous still. Above, a sky of trouble.

But now a light is lifted in the air;
     ⁠And tho' the sky is shadowed, fold on fold,
⁠By clouds that have the lightnings in their hold,
That western gleam makes all the dim earth fair—
⁠     And the gray sea gold.

1. The Celestial Passion. Part 2. 4. Cost
2. The New Day. Part 3. 18. Song (The birds were singing, the skies were gay)
3. The Celestial Passion. Part 2. 2. Easter
4. The New Day. Part 3. 13. “Once When We Walked Within a Summer Field”
5. The New Day. Part 3. 31. “When the Last Doubt Is Doubted”

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