Thus, darting about in the liveliest play,
They caught all the shadows and drove them away.
“I’m certain they laughed, though you think it absurd;
For never a sound of that laughter was heard.
Yet where is the wonder, for who will dispute
That hearts often laugh when the lips are quite mute?
“That’s all. But in parting, oh, take it from me
That sparks of endeavour, though tiny to see,
May quickly grow stronger and end, as you guess,
In lighting the beautiful fire of success.