Dreamer.

The CREED of the WOOD

A whiff of forest scent,

Balsam and fern,

Won from dreary mood

My heart's return,

From its discontent,

Joy's run-away,

To the sweet, wise wood

And the laughing day.

Simple as dew and gleam

Is the creed of the wood!

The Beautiful gave us life,

And life is good.

Be the world but a dream,

Let the world go shod

With peace, not strife,

For the Dreamer is God.

Katharine Lee Bates