Muse and Mint

Chapter 36: PROOF-WORDS

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About This Book

A varied collection of short lyrical poems that observes nature and rural life, using seasonal imagery—sap, snow, rivers, cherries—and simple domestic scenes to reflect on change, beauty, and small joys. Sections shift between fireside recollections, sentimental and philosophical meditations, homiletic and religious pieces, and light humor, blending devotional songlike verses with moral aphorisms and affectionate memory. The voice moves between wistful and buoyant moods, finding consolation and ethical insight in commonplace experiences, while concise stanzas and vivid images emphasize mood and moral reflection rather than a continuous narrative.

PROOF-WORDS

There was a face—I loved it;

There was a pulse—I felt it;

There was a soul—I sensed it

And made it mine for aye.

There was a heart—I proved it;

There was a word—I spelt it;

Yet scarcely had commenced it

When called from dreams away.

There was a hope—I wreathed it;

There was a prayer—I sped it;

There was a seal—I gave it,

Then bade my love adieu.

There was a sigh—I breathed it;

There was a tear—I shed it;

There was a gift—I save it

To know my love is true.