Unspotted, fragrant, from the lowly soil.

God bless the givers for their noble deed,

Shine on them with the mercy of Thy face,

Who come with open hearts to help and speed

The striving women of a struggling race.

A ROADWAY

Let those who will stride on their barren roads

And prick themselves to haste with self-made goads,

Unheeding, as they struggle day by day,

If flowers be sweet or skies be blue or gray: