Are ye the ghosts of fallen leaves, John B. Tabb More Quotes by John B. Tabb More Quotes From John B. Tabb A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies. John B. Tabb lightning rainbow flower Out of the dusk a shadow, Then a spark; Out of the cloud a silence, Then a lark; Out of the heart a rapture, Then a pain; Out of the dead, cold ashes, Life again. John B. Tabb pain clouds heart And pray, who are you?" John B. Tabb july summer blue In every seed to breathe a flower, In every drop of dew To reverence a cloister star Within the distant blue; To wait the promise of the how, Despite the cloud between, Is Faith-the fervid evidence Of loneliness unseen. John B. Tabb stars loneliness faith Alas! dear Joy, the merriest, is dead. But I have wed Peace ; and our babe, a boy, New-born, is Joy. John B. Tabb babe joy boys Hush! With sudden gush As from a fountain sings in yonder bush The Hermit Thrush. John B. Tabb hush-hush hermits fountain Why should I stay? Nor seed nor fruit have I, John B. Tabb gains perfect loss