In every leaf and stem and flower

There throbs a kindly, silent power,

And energies of being pass

From every breeze that stirs the grass,

And close around, with friendly care,

I feel the encircling sky and air,

That keep me safe, that hold without

Each shuddering fear, each traitorous doubt.

So am I safe and fenced around;

Boundless themselves, they set my bound,

For, should I make the ring less wide,

My fears start up on every side;

And only in unmeasured space

Can lives meet Life with braver face.

Here I may watch the silent earth

Consuming what shall come to birth;

For every leaf that falls and dies

Unbounded woodlands shall arise,

And though the roadside stream be dead,

New springs leap at the mountain head.