Select Poetry VI

IT IS COMMON
So are the stars and the arching skies,
So are the smiles in the children’s eyes;
Common the life-giving breath of spring;
So are the songs which the wild birds sing-
Blessed be God, they are common!

Common the grass in its glowing green;
So is the water’s glistening sheen;
Common the springs of love and mirth;
So are the holiest gifts of earth.

Common the fragrance of rosy June;