"What is the real good?" I asked in musing mood. Order, said the law court; Knowledge, said the school; Truth, said the wise man; Pleasure, said the fool; Love, said the maiden; Beauty, said the page; Freedom, said the dreamer; Home, said the sage; Fame, said the soldier; Equity, said the seer; Spoke my heart full sadly, "The answer is not here." Then within my bosom Softly this I heard: "Each heart holds the secret; Kindness is the word." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MAD MAID'S SONG by ROBERT HERRICK A FOREIGN RULER by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN WORK by MARGARET STEELE ANDERSON HOW THE WINNING FOUR WEST HOME by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |