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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE'S HARMONIES, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Let no man pray that he know not sorrow
Last Line: Are found in the minor strains of life.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s): Life
First Line: Let no man pray that he know not sorrow
Last Line: Are found in the minor strains of life.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s): Life
LET no man pray that he know not sorrow,
Let no soul ask to be free from pain,
For the gall of to-day is the sweet of to-morrow,
And the moment's loss is the lifetime's gain.
Through want of a thing does its worth redouble,
Through hunger's pangs does the feast content,
And only the heart that has harbored trouble,
Can fully rejoice when joy is sent.
Let no man shrink from the bitter tonics
Of grief, and yearning, and need, and strife,
For the rarest chords in the soul's harmonies,
Are found in the minor strains of life.
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