925 br br Struck, was I, not yet by Lightning— br Lightning—lets away br Power to perceive His Process br With Vitality. br br Maimed—was I—yet not by Venture— br Stone of stolid Boy— br Nor a Sportsman's Peradventure— br Who mine Enemy? br br Robbed—was I—intact to Bandit— br All my Mansion torn— br Sun—withdrawn to Recognition— br Furthest shining—done— br br Yet was not the foe—of any— br Not the smallest Bird br In the nearest Orchard dwelling br Be of Me—afraid. br br Most—I love the Cause that slew Me. br Often as I die br Its beloved Recognition br Holds a Sun on Me— br br Best—at Setting—as is Nature's— br Neither witnessed Rise br Till the infinite Aurora br In the other's eyes.