The Gardener 79
I often wonder where lie hidden the boundaries of recognitionbetween man and the beast whose heart knows no spoken language.Through what primal paradise in a remote morning of creation ranthe simple path by which their hearts visited each other.Those marks of their constant tread have not been effaced thoughtheir kinship has been long forgotten.Yet suddenly in some wordless music the dim memory wakes up andthe beast gazes into the man's face with a tender trust, and theman looks down into its eyes with amused affection.It seems that the two friends meet masked and vaguely know eachother through the disguise.
Words in this poem
- primal a.
- First; primary; original; chief. [LL. primalis, fr. L. primus the first. See Prime, a.]
- kinship n.
- Family relationship.
- wordless a.
- Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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