There is coming, my friend, as surely as water drops, a wide eyed breed, a clear eyed brood, clean as God's winds with a vision sent of Him, who will not deride previous generations, but who will ignore their smoke and ashes, who will bury their ruck, rubbish and broken idols, forget their bunk, bunkers and debunkers, despise their hatreds, intrigues, their politicians, their chicanery, grafts, greeds, wars, pomps and prides. These will drink of clean springs of Mind that this generation knows not of. They will know clean springs of Mind from which will come the brotherhood of man, the world's greatest good, a higher and fuller life, and a greater love, each man for his brother. They will discern what is and ever was: God's creation here, now, ready for the prodigal to turn again and find it. They will see Love as the only force and Man made in His image, so will they change the world. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAKE BOATS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS GOOD-BYE DOROTHY GAYLE: THE ROAD TO BUFFALO by KAREN SWENSON THE DARK MAN by NORA (CHESSON) HOPPER THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA [MAY 10, 1775] by MARY ANNA PHINNEY STANSBURY ON FILE by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS EPITAPH ON THE SECRETARY TO THE MUSES by JANE BARKER LINES TO HANNAH AND PHOEBE by BERNARD BARTON COMMENDATORY VERSES TO WILLIAM BROWNE'S 'BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS' by WILLIAM BASSE |