DON'T look for the flaws as you go through life; And even when you find them, It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind And look for the virtue behind them. For the cloudiest night has a hint of light Somewhere in its shadows hiding; It is better by far to hunt for a star, Than the spots on the sun abiding. The current of life runs ever away To the bosom of God's great ocean. Don't set your force 'gainst the river's course And think to alter its motion. Don't waste a curse on the universe— Remember it lived before you. Don't butt at the storm with your puny form, But bend and let it go o'er you. The world will never adjust itself To suit your whims to the letter. Some things must go wrong your whole life long, And the sooner you know it the better. It is folly to fight with the Infinite, And go under at last in the wrestle; The wiser man shapes into God's plan As water shapes into a vessel. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR DAY AND NIGHT SONGS by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THREE SONNETS WRITTEN IN MID-CHANNEL: 3 by ALFRED AUSTIN TRIOLET: THOSE VIOLETS BLUE by H. W. BANKS THE HUNTER OF THE PRAIRIES by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT VILLANELLE OF THINGS AMUSING by FRANK GELETT BURGESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE by EDWARD CARPENTER THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN: 4. PART 2. THE LEGEND OF MEDEA by GEOFFREY CHAUCER |