Classic Poem

I have looked into thine earnest eyes,
Thou fair and sinless child,
And many darker memories
Their beauty hath beguiled.
I have looked into thy gentle eyes —
My soul hath drunk their light,
And many treasured thoughts arise
Around my heart to-night.

I have looked into thine azure eyes
As the soul might look to Heaven
When to the troubled bosom flies
The hope to be forgiven.
I have looked into thy gentle eyes
As the lone heart looks above,
Seeking beyond the happy skies
The treasures of its love.

I have looked into thy beaming eyes,
I had dreamed the world all cold,
And 'mid its sweetest mysteries
My heart was growing old:
I have looked into thine earnest eyes
And my heart this lesson hath,
How much of holy beauty lies
Around our daily path.