# The Sun-Dial at Morven explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Henry van Dyke Jr..

## What happens

A sun-dial at Morven reflects on two hundred years of blessings and protection over the house, standing among old-fashioned flowers to mark sunlit hours.

## Key lines

> Two hundred years of blessing I record For Morven's house, protected by the Lord

The sun-dial has witnessed two centuries of divine favor and protection over Morven.

_The sun-dial personifies itself as a recorder of blessings._

> And still I stand among old-fashioned flowers To mark for Morven many sunlit hours.

The sun-dial continues to stand in a garden of traditional flowers, measuring the passage of sunny days for Morven.

_Emphasizes the enduring presence of the sun-dial in a pastoral setting._

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