94

RIDDLES OF MERLIN 96

THE SYMPHONY 98

PEACE 99

THE OPEN DOOR 100

IMMORTAL SAILS 102

THE MATIN-SONG OF FRIAR TUCK 103

FIVE CRITICISMS 105

THE COMPANIONS 114

THE LITTLE ROADS 116

SUNLIGHT AND SEA 118

THE ROAD THROUGH CHAOS 121

THE NIGHT OF THE LION 123

THE WAR WIDOW 126

THE BELL 128

SLAVE AND EMPEROR 132

ON A MOUNTAIN-TOP 134

EARLY POEMS

THE PHANTOM FLEET 139

MICHAEL OAKTREE 147

TOUCHSTONE ON A BUS

TOUCHSTONE ON A BUS 159

I THE NEW DUCKLING 160

II THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE USE A CHAIR 161

III COTTON-WOOL 164

IV FASHIONS 166

EPILOGUE

THE REWARD OF SONG 171

THE NEW MORNING

"THE AVENUE OF THE ALLIES"

This is the song of the wind as it came
Tossing the flags of the nations to flame:

_I am the breath of God. I am His laughter.
I am His Liberty. That is my name._

So it descended, at night, on the city.
So it went lavishing beauty and pity,
Lighting the lordliest street of the world
With half of the banners that earth has unfurled;
Over the lamps that are brighter than stars.
Laughing aloud on its way to the wars,
Proud as America, sweeping along
Death and destruction like notes in a song,
Leaping to battle as man to his mate,
Joyous as God when he moved to create,--
Never was voice of a nation so glorious,
Glad of its cause and afire with its fate!
Never did eagle on mightier pinion
Tower to the height of a brighter dominion,
Kindling the hope of the prophets to flame,
Calling aloud on the deep as it came,

_Cleave me a way for an army with banners.
I am His Liberty. That is my name._

Know you the meaning of all they are doing?
Know you the light that their soul i