XV
Resurrection
‘T was a long parting, but the timeFor interview had come;Before the judgment-seat of God,The last and second time
These fleshless lovers met,A heaven in a gaze,A heaven of heavens, the privilegeOf one another’s eyes.
No lifetime set on them,Apparelled as the newUnborn, except they had beheld,Born everlasting now.
Was bridal e’er like this?A paradise, the host,And cherubim and seraphimThe most familiar guest.