There's beauty everywhere, And facts we do not know; Scenes of bliss, wondrous fair, Where cool, sweet zephyrs blow. There are hills and valleys That we will never see, Where the rainbow dallies In joy and ecstasy. Many lakes and rivers Which man has never seen, Ocean caves where divers In dreams only have been; Many precious treasures We crush beneath our feet. Scores of passing pleasures In fear we fail to meet. So many fruitful years Pass with their golden grain, We spend in useless tears, In ventures that are vain. Through joys and woes we go, Shrouded in mystery; Bright hopes that we cherish so May end in misery. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NILE by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT SPRING'S WELCOME, FR. ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPE by JOHN LYLY THE FAMILY MAN by JOHN GODFREY SAXE THE DANUBE RIVER by C. HAMILTON AIDE THE SHIPMAN'S TALE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |