Take, O my heart, this fragrant day
And wrap it close in song;
The whispers in the leaves at play,
Breathe memories so long.

The dew along the morning grass
Gives life its wondrous glow;
As air and sun and dreams, alas,
Flow through the world below.

Oh let me keep these visions bright
With every heartbeat’s chord;
In nature’s vast and loving light
I gather to my Lord.

• Joyce Kilmer