| Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917. |
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| 36. Joyous-Gard |
| | | By Thomas S. Jones, Jr. |
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| WIND-WASHED and free, full-swept by rain and wave, | |
| By tang of surf and thunder of the gale, | |
| Wild be the ride yet safe the barque will sail | |
| And past the plunging seas her harbor brave; | |
| Nor care have I that storms and waters rave, | 5 |
| I cannot fear since you can never fail— | |
| Once have I looked upon the burning grail, | |
| And through your eyes have seen beyond the grave. | |
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| I know at last—the strange, sweet mystery, | |
| The nameless joy that trembled into tears, | 10 |
| The hush of wings when you were at my side— | |
| For now the veil is rent and I can see, | |
| See the true vision of the future years, | |
| As in your face the love of Him who died! | |
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