Classic Poem

There is a reason why silence envelopes us within, not-withstanding the clamours that are without; yet the expression of the higher soul is the only clean offering, and this is imposed upon us .

E XPRESSION

All that once we meant to say,
 Deep within the heart of each,
Rests unutter'd. Tell me, pray,
 When shall man have leave for speech?
Ah, the long unspoken soul,
 Thus with message overcharged,
Underneath its bonds' control
 Is, in spite of bonds, enlarged!
Deeper sinks the depth within,
 All horizons melt from sight,
Till life's mighty waters win
 Union with the infinite.
Deep to deep and sea to sea,
 Wondrous union, wondrous rest;
Still possession—so shall be
 The long pent-up soul express'd.
The need of expression arises from the law of concealment, but this law is essential and inheres, rather than is prescribed. For the same reason the burden of sin is assumed, but the yoke of grace is native and so also is light .