Why should I long for what I know Can never be revealed to me? I only pray that I may grow As sure and bravely as a tree. I do not ask why tireless grief Remains, or why all beauty flies; I only crave the blind relief Of branches groping toward the skies. Let me bring every seed to fruit, Sharing, whatever comes to pass, The strong persistence of the root, The patient courage of the grass. Heartened by every source of mirth, I shall not mind the wounds and scars, Feeling the solid strength of earth, The bright conviction of the stars. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE TRENCHES by RICHARD ALDINGTON THE JOBHOLDER by DAVID IGNATOW HOPE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 35 by JAMES JOYCE A BIRTHDAY SONG by SIDNEY LANIER ADELAIDE AND JOHN WILKES BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |