I Know a Soul - To Mary Helen - Feb. 8, 1987

I know a soul

So clear, so bright

Who holds me to the inward sight

And all the darkest realms of night

Are banished in her ring of light.

I know a soul

So fair, so pure,

That all life's trials I shall endure,

Resist the daemons false allure

And cling to Truth with her secure.

I know a soul

So kind, so true,

Who through the tangled webs doth hew,

In silence holds the sacred view

And daily makes my life anew.