Muse and Mint

Chapter 91: THE LIVING CUP

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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.

THE LIVING CUP

Gather all the beauty and the riches of the world,

The flowers’ blush and lover’s flush,

The hoards of gold and pearl;

But you’ll never have enough to sum

The wealth and treasure up

Like the blessing of the drinking from

The living water’s cup.

Gather all the music and the fountain-springs of love,

The heart’s desire, censer’s fire

And starry host above;

But you’ll never have enough to sum

The soul of gladness up

Like the blessing of the drinking from

The living water’s cup.

Gather all the glories and the triumphs of all time,

Of temples’ pride and kingdoms wide

And grace and art sublime;

But you’ll never have enough to sum

The joy of Heaven up

Like the blessing of the drinking from

The living water’s cup.