Moral: If the sky is the limit better fix it clear in your mind to begin with.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF A PESSIMIST

I do not care for money made easily,
It is not lasting—I know.
I do not care for friends made easily,
They are not lasting—I know.
I do not care for anything that comes easily,
It never lasts—I know.
But I fell in love with you easily,
But, not lastingly—I know.

GEMS OF THOUGHT

Diamonds—Scintillating wit of sharpest ray
Emeralds—Philosophy, growth in words today
Pearls—Are the hymns of pity
Sapphires—Songs of the skies
Rubies—Are poems of passion
And love that never dies.

(To C. F.)