Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIDDEN GEMS, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We know not what lies in us, till we seek Last Line: Which, seeking, thou shalt find. Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs. Subject(s): Beauty; Gold; Pearls; Thought; Wealth; Thinking; Riches; Fortunes | ||||||||
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...ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS IMAGINE YOURSELF by EVE MERRIAM THE PROPHET by LUCILLE CLIFTON I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH LAST VISIT TO THE SWIMMING POOL SOVIETS by KENNETH REXROTH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A YOUNG ANARCHIST by KENNETH REXROTH |
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