Minas Basin

by Theodore Harding Rand

A body of beauty is mine. O poet, moulder of me, Withhold not the breath divine, The soul of truth that makes free. Fair form in repose for a day (The body of beauty of me) With the pulse-beats of life all away, Is well, for beauty and thee. Yet give to me life all aglow,— Not a demon of darkness to blight, But a love-lit soul pure as snow,— Beckon me an angel of light. A body of beauty is mine. O poet, moulder of me, Inbreathe with breathings divine, Or body alone let it be.

154 pages, Paperback

Published November 24, 2016

About the author

Theodore Harding Rand was an educator and poet. He successfully advocated for the American-style common school system in Nova Scotia and became its first superintendent. He served as chancellor of McMaster University from 1892 to 1895.