The Sun-Dial at Morven

Henry Van Dyke

FOR BAYARD AND HELEN STOCKTON

Two hundred years of blessing I record
For Morven's house, protected by the Lord:
And still I stand among old-fashioned flowers
To mark for Morven many sunlit hours.

Morven is a National Historic Landmark. It was formerly the New Jersey governor's mansion. It was also the home of Richard Stockton, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.