English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Message. Генри Ван Дайк.

Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк)

The Message

Waking from tender sleep,
My neighbour's little child
Put out his baby hand to me,
Looked in my face, and smiled.

It seemed as if he came
Home from a happy land,
To tell me something that my heart
Would surely understand.

Somewhere, among bright dreams,
A child that once was mine
Had whispered wordless love to him,
And given him a sign.

Comfort of kindly speech,
And counsel of the wise,
Have helped me less than what I read
In those deep-smiling eyes.

Sleep sweetly, little friend,
And dream again of heaven:
With double love I kiss your hand,—
Your message has been given.

Henry Van Dyke’s other poems:

1. The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens
2. The Wind of Sorrow
3. Spring in the South
4. The Oxford Thrushes
5. The Window

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

John Donne (Джон Донн) The Message (“Send home my long stray’d eyes to me”)

Thomas Heywood (Томас Хейвуд) The Message (“YE little birds that sit and sing”)

Duncan Scott (Дункан Скотт) The Message (“Wind of the gentle summer night”)

Ella Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Message (“I have not the gift of vision”)

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