Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WISE, by FRANCES SMITH JOHNSON


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THE WISE, by                    
First Line: Some men have left us who had much to give
Last Line: Exhort adventurous souls to grow more wise.
Subject(s): Wisdom


Some men have left us who had much to give,
Whose lavish minds were stored with ripened thought,
Whose avocation had become to live
In search of truth, therefore by others sought.
These have gone on beyond the garden wall.
The poor stand waiting by the cloistered door,
Ears all attuned to catch the least footfall --
The rose grows up the gate that swings no more.

Oh let me cry aloud that truth lives on --
Let men come forth from out the waiting crowd;
Nor think because men die, that faith is gone
And wisdom wrapt forever within a shroud.

Those who have fathomed space with shining eyes
Exhort adventurous souls to grow more wise.





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