| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 915. Of One Who Neither Sees Nor Hears |
| | | By Richard Watson Gilder |
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| SHE lives in light, not shadow; | |
| Not silence, but the sound | |
| Which thrills the stars of heaven | |
| And trembles from the ground. | |
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| She breathes a finer ether, | 5 |
| Beholds a keener sun; | |
| In her supernal being | |
| Music and light are one. | |
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| Unknown the subtle senses | |
| That lead her through the day; | 10 |
| Love, light, and song and color | |
| Come by another way. | |
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| Sight brings she to the seeing, | |
| New song to those that hear; | |
| Her braver spirit sounding | 15 |
| Where mortals fail and fear. | |
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| She at the heart of being | |
| Serene and glad doth dwell; | |
| Spirit with scarce a veil of flesh; | |
| A soul made visible. | 20 |
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| Or is it only a lovely girl, | |
| With flowers at her maiden breast? | |
| —Helen, here is a book of song | |
| From the poet who loves you best. | |
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