THE GARDEN OF FRIENDSHIP AT CORTACHY
Is life a good? then if a good it be,
Mine be a life like thine, thou steadfast tree;
The selfsame earth that gave the sapling place
Receives the mouldering trunk in soft embrace,
The selfsame comrades ever at thy side,
Who knows not Envy, Wilfulness, or Pride.
The Winter’s waste repaired by lavish Spring,
The rustling breezes that about thee sing,
The intertwining shadows at thy feet,