We know not what lies in us, till we seek; Men dive for pearls -- they are not found on shore, The hillsides most unpromising and bleak Do sometimes hide the ore. Go, dive in the vast ocean of thy mind, O man! far down below the noisy waves, Down in the depths and silence thou mayst find Rare pearls and coral caves. Sink thou a shaft into the mine of thought; Be patient, like the seekers after gold; Under the rocks and rubbish lieth what May bring thee wealth untold. Reflected from the vasty Infinite, However dulled by earth, each human mind Holds somewhere gems of beauty and of light Which, seeking, thou shalt find. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY by JOHN MILTON A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI DESERT WIFE by NELLIE COOLEY ALDER THE VEERY'S FLUTE by LUCY BRANCH ALLEN THINK-ABOUTS by DAISY MAUD BELLIS A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 37 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE FLAG by GEORGE HENRY BOKER FORLORN, MY LOVE by ROBERT BURNS SPRING FANTASIES: 1. MAY DAY IN MARCH by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |