Its fullness, its desire.
In vain! The gladness of the loved,
The conquest of the strong,
Life’s heavy tasks and fair rewards,
Not unto him belong.
He sighs; and as it leaves his lips,
The sigh becomes a song.
Catherine Grant Furley.
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