She Is Near To My Heart As The Meadow-flower To The Earth

She Is Near To My Heart As The Meadow-flower To The Earth;
She Is Sweet To Me As Sleep Is To Tired Limbs.
My Love For Her Is My Life Flowing In Its Fullness,
Like A River In Autumn Flood,
Running With Serene Abandonment.
My Songs Are One With My Love,
Like The Murmur Of A Stream,
That Sings With All Its Waves And Current.