ADAGE
Happy childhood knows no sting
That the age of stealth doth bring.
Stealing hours from the day
Takes the joys of strength away.
Stealing hours from the Night
Taking all—for rest is Might.
When we steal away a Trust,
Nothing ever can we give
Back to him and so we must
Never Steal, but Give to Live.
FAITHFULNESS
(To Our Little Friend—The Dog)
A dog is the nearest approach to the sweet submissive spirit God would have in us, Faithfulness in the highest form. He only is faithful because he believes in you, as God would have us believe in Him.
REFLECTIONS AT RANDOM
(To A. T.)
Sing a song to the moon
Or sing a song to the sun
But just as long as you sing a song
Your day or night is well begun.
Woman, the unreasonable Reason for the Great Reason, which the sages call Life—Others not so knowing call it Love.
Faith—The Engagement—repartee of Love. Hope—Marriage—maybe its reply, but Charity—Divorce—is the retort courteous.