Bonnie’s Pond

This is not by me but I really really liked it

I have seen
A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract
of inland ground, applying to his ear
the convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell
To which, in silence hushed, his very soul
Listened intensely; and his countence soon
Brightened with joy; for from within were herd
Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed
Mysterious union with it’s native sea.
Even such a shell the universe itself
Is to the ear of Faith; and there are times,
I doubt not, when to you it doth impart
Authentic tidings of invisible things;
Of ebb and flow, and ever-during power;
and central peace, subsisting at the heart
of endless agitation.

- FROM “THE EXCURSION”

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH