Nike
Bliss Carman
1861 to 1929
Track 1
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With a soul more subtle
Than the light of stars,
And the autumn haze;
With a voice more tender
What do men give thanks for?
With that breast and bearing,
Rhythmed and poised and free
Wise with all the silence
Of the purple asters
In new shapes of art;
Seeking for her freedom
Uses with full heart,
Soft as rain in April,
I give thanks for one,
As superb, untrammeled,
As the strong pure sea-wind
Quiet as the days
In the woods of June;
When they lift and stir —
Frailer than a moth's wing
Hears among the thrushes
Walking on the sea;
Than the early moon
Dearer than the sun.
I give thanks for her.
Nike's very own—
Must have praised and known,
Of the waiting hills,
When the gracious twilight
Delicate as grasses
Such a head the victors
Lovelier than morning,
One sweet lyric woman—
Such a hand as Beauty
Wakes in them and thrills;
To the touch that mars;
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