Where shall we look for bliss? -- In worlds afar? Worlds that are hid from this Beyond a star? Where shall we seek? -- behind Some rainbow's end? Where shall we go to find A friend? Ever around our feet The grasses grow, Near to us, glad and sweet, The lilies blow, Here at our very door The roses gleam, While we go seeking for A dream. Heaven is just as far As far we look. Heavens around us are! -- Beside the brook, Here in our garden, yes, Our cottage in, Highways to happiness Begin. Nearer than mortals think Our heaven lies -- Never beyond the brink, Beyond the skies. Not through a sombre door Heaven awaits; Living, we stand before Its gates. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY FOR AN ENEMY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE LOVER IN HELL by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET CAVE PAINTING by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE SITTING by CECIL DAY LEWIS IMAGINARY ANCESTORS: THE GIRAFFE WOMAN OF BURMA by MADELINE DEFREES |