James Cousins

thumb| James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish-Indian writer, poet, playwright, teacher, Theosophist and convert to Hinduism. Quotes When I from life's unrest had earned the graceOf utter ease beside a quiet stream;When all that was had mingled in a dreamTo eyes awakened out of time and place;Then in the cup of one great moment's spaceWas crushed the living wine from things that seem;I drank the joy of very Beauty's gleam,And saw God's glory face to shining face.Almost my brow was chastened to the ground,But for an inner Voice that said: "Arise!Wisdom is wisdom only to the wise:Thou art thyself the Royal thou hast crowned:In Beauty thine own beauty thou hast found,And thou hast looked on God with God's own eyes." "Vision". The Bell-Branch (Dublin: Maunsel & Co, 1908) p. 13 The Quest (1906) Dublin: Maunsel & Co For sorrow and joy are one, and all the pastAnd all the future mingle in a kiss. "The Marriage of Lir and Niav" They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart,   Immortal Truth, within whose eyes   Who looks may find the secret of the skiesAnd healing for life's smart."I sought Her in loud caverns underground,—   On heights where lightnings flashed and fell;   I scaled high Heaven; I stormed the gates of Hell,But Her I never foundTill thro' the tumults of my Quest I caught   A whisper: "Here, within thy heart,   I dwell; for I am thou: behold, thou artThe Seeker and the Sought." "The Quest" External links Category:1873 births Category:1956 deaths Category:Poets from Ireland Category:Poets from India Category:Theosophists Category:People from Belfast Category:Playwrights from Ireland