THROUGH many days and many days br The seed of love lay hidden close; br We walked the dusty tiresome ways br Where never a leaf or blossom grows. br And in the darkness, all the while, br The little seed its heart uncurled, br And we by many a weary mile br Travelled towards it, round the world. br br To the hid centre of the maze br At last we came, and there we found-- br O happy day, O day of days! br --Twin seed-leaves breaking holy ground. br We dropped life's joys, a garnered sheaf, br And spell-bound watched, still hour by hour, br Magic on magic, leaf by leaf, br The unfolding of our love's white flower.