Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VALUES, by EVERARD ROY MOON



Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

VALUES, by                    
First Line: A dew - drenched morning
Last Line: When wrought in soul, is everlasting.
Subject(s): Spiritual Life


A dew-drenched morning,
A million pearls;
Diamond-tipped leaves
Startled by birds
Drop their jewels on earth beneath,
Transmuted there --
New wealth, new beauty.
Spider webs,
Jewel-studded lace,
Sparkle in the morning light.

The sun climbs high
The eastern sky;
The beauty fades,
Its glory gone.

O transitory world
Where values live but for an hour,
Hast thou no permanent wealth to give?

Beauty faded,
Glory gone --

But hold -- within my soul
That dewy morn still lives;
Diamonds and pearls,
Jewels rare,
No night so dark
Their glory dims.

Ah, my soul, is this
The secret of true wealth?
The material fades,
The spiritual lives.
Beauty in things is ever passing,
When wrought in soul, is everlasting.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...



Home: PoetryExplorer.net