| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 20. The Place of Rest |
| | | | | The soul is its own witness and its own refuge. |
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| UNTO the deep the deep heart goes, | |
| It lays its sadness nigh the breast: | |
| Only the Mighty Mother knows | |
| The wounds that quiver unconfessed. | |
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| It seeks a deeper silence still; | 5 |
| It folds itself around with peace, | |
| Where thoughts alike of good or ill | |
| In quietness unfostered cease. | |
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| It feels in the unwounding vast | |
| For comfort for its hopes and fears: | 10 |
| The Mighty Mother bows at last; | |
| She listens to her children’s tears. | |
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| Where the last anguish deepens—there | |
| The fire of beauty smites through pain: | |
| A glory moves amid despair, | 15 |
| The Mother takes her child again. | |
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