The Silver Ball
Alice Corbin
1881 to 1949
Ever before my feet I cast
A silver ball;
The world turns, and the winds cry,
And the seas fall,
But ever before my feet
The silver ball
Shows me a path of light
Where the stars call.
At times I stand in the midst
Of the silver ball,
Radiant, crystal moon,
Flooding all;
And then, so small at my feet,
The silver ball
I catch and hurl in the air
Over the trees tall;
And out of the changing world,
The silver ball
Guides me over the ancient way
Where the stars call;
And never I turn aside
From the ancient way,
But I follow the silver ball
Night and day.
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