This is my wish for you...
That the spirit of beauty may continually hover about you
And fold you close within the tenderness of her wings.
That each beautiful and gracious thing in life may be onto you
As a symbol of good for soul's delight.
That sun-glories and moon-glories, leaf-glories and bark-glories,
Flower-glories and glories that lurk in the grasses of the field,
Glories of mountains and oceans, of little streams, of running waters,
Glories of song, of poesy, of all the arts
May be onto you as sweet, abiding influences
That will illuminate your life and make you glad.
That your soul may be as an alabaster cup,
Filled to overflowing with the mystical wine of beauty and love.
That happiness may put her arms around you,
And wisdom make your soul serene.
This is my wish for you.
By Charles Livingston Snell
"Troyeshchyna" Gymnasium Land
