There are souls that are pure and true
Then give the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Give love, and love to your life will flow, A strength in your utmost need,
Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind; And honor will honor meet;
And a smile that is sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet.
Give pity and sorrow to those who mourn,You will gather in flowers again
The scattered seeds from your thoughts outborne ,Though the sowing seemed but vain.
For life is the mirror of king and slave,'Tis just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you.
by Madeline Bridges
September 2010
Oh how I soo, sooo much adore poetry. Verse and stanza, rhythm and rhyme, the words pour forth and our emotions and events become for all time ... laid out in perfect harmony - much like the lyrics to the greatest songs in life. Bob Marley once said "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain" ~~ I feel that way about music certainly, and lyrics - ohhh I can get lost in lyrics, poetry and music. Very soothing.
