Orion
Charles Tennyson Turner
1808 to 1879
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How oft I've watched thee from the garden croft,
silence, when the busy day was done,
Shining with brilliancy aloft,
And flickering like a casement 'gainst the sun:
I've seen thee soar from out some snowy cloud,
held the frozen breath of land and sea,
Yet and severed as the wind grew loud —
But earth-bound winds could not dismember thee.
Nor shake thy frame jewels; I have guessed
At thy strange shape and function, haply felt
The charm of that old myth about belt
And sword; but, most, my spirit was possest
His great presence, Who is never far
From his light-bearers, whether man or star.
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