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At first you will know not what they mean, / And you may never know, / And we may never tell you: --
These sudden flashes in your soul, / Like lambent lightning on snowy clouds / At midnight when the moon is full.
They come in solitude, or perhaps / You sit with your friend, and all at once / A silence falls on speech, and his eyes / Without a flicker glow at you: --
You two have seen the secret together, / He sees it in you, and you in him.
And there you sit thrilling lest the Mystery / Stand before you and strike you dead / With a splendor like the sun's.
Be brave, all souls who have such visions!
As your body's alive as mine is dead, / You're catching a little whiff of the ether / Reserved for God Himself.