Bound

I BIND thee to me, without sign or sound,
Beloved one;
I bind thee to me as the Earth is bound
Unto the sun.

Now, with thy budding hopes and April dreams
Around me roll,
And evermore my gentle fostering beams
Will sun thy soul.

Yea, evermore my silent wordless light
Shining above,
Will ripen in thy heart the red and white
Blossoms of love.

Media: <html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">Bound</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">I BIND thee to me, without sign or sound,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Beloved one;</p><p class="line">I bind thee to me as the Earth is bound</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Unto the sun.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Now, with thy budding hopes and April dreams</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Around me roll,</p><p class="line">And evermore my gentle fostering beams</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Will sun thy soul.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Yea, evermore my silent wordless light</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Shining above,</p><p class="line">Will ripen in thy heart the red and white</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Blossoms of love.</p></div></body></html>