A Glimpse

"O! pathless world of seeming!
O! pathless life of mine whose deep ideal
Is more my own than ever was the real.
For others Fame
And Love's red flame,
And yellow gold; I only claim
The shadows and the dreaming."
from "Shadow River" by E. Pauline Johnson

I had to read this verse a couple of times before I understood it. This verse has such... such a wistful contentedness about it. While other people want fame, love, and money, Johnson only wants "the shadows and the dreaming." A little glimpse into her soul.