| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1576. Where Helen Comes |
| | | By John Jerome Rooney |
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| WHERE Helen comes, as falls the dew, | |
| Where Helen comes Peace cometh too! | |
| From out the golden, western lands, | |
| White lilies blooming in her lands, | |
| A light of beauty in her face, | 5 |
| She passeth on with nameless grace. | |
| Before her fly the shades of life— | |
| The darking, wheeling bats of strife— | |
| They flee her very garments’ stir, | |
| And greater fear the soul of her; | 10 |
| For hath she not the magic touch— | |
| The sesame of loving much? | |
| Where’er her morning footsteps pass | |
| The daisies sing unto the grass; | |
| Soft whispers full of praises sweet | 15 |
| Her evening presence rise to greet, | |
| And it she go through deserts bare | |
| The angels of the heart are there: | |
| They find no spot to weave their spells | |
| So fair as that where Helen dwells! | 20 |
| Where Helen comes, as falls the dew, | |
| Where Helen comes Peace cometh too! | |
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