_Out of the uncharted； unthinkable dark we came；
And in a little time we shall return again
Into the vast； unanswering dark。_
II
Once in regions void of light I wandered；
In blank darkness I stumbled；
And fear led me by the hand；
My feet pressed earthward；
Afraid of pitfalls。
By many shapeless terrors of the night affrighted；
To the wakeful day
I held out beseeching arms。
Then came Love； bearing in her hand
The torch that is the light unto my feet；
And softly spoke Love： 〃Hast thou
Entered into the treasures of darkness？
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the night？
Search out thy blindness。 It holdeth
Riches past puting。〃
The words of Love set my spirit aflame。
My eager fingers searched out the mysteries；
The splendours； the inmost sacredness； of things；
And in the vacancies discerned
With spiritual sense the fullness of life；
And the gates of Day stood wide。
I am shaken with gladness；
My limbs tremble with joy；
My heart and the earth
Tremble with happiness；
The ecstasy of life
Is abroad in the world。
Knowledge hath uncurtained heaven；
On the uttermost shores of darkness there is light；
Midnight hath sent forth a beam！
The blind that stumbled in darkness without light
Behold a new day！
In the obscurity gleams the star of Thought；
Imagination hath a luminous eye；
And the mind hath a glorious vision。
III
〃The man is blind。 What is life to him？
A closed book held up against a sightless face。
Would that he could see
Yon beauteous star； and know
For one transcend