Sonnet 30 - I see thine image through my tears to-night

I see thine image through my tears to-night, And yet to-day I saw thee smiling. How Refer the cause? —Beloved, is it thou Or I, who makes me sad? The acolyte Amid the chanted joy and thankful rite May so fall flat, with pale insensate brow, On the altar-stair. I hear thy voice and vow, Perplexed, uncertain, since thou art out of sight, As he, in his swooning ears, the choir's Amen.…