THIS TOO SHALL PASS ....7

This Too Shall Pass Away

by Paul Hamilton Hayne, American editor, writer, poet.

“Art thou in misery, brother? Then I pray

Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away.

Art thou elated? Ah, be not too gay;

Temper thy joy: this, too, shall pass away.

Art thou in danger? Still let reason sway,

And cling to hope: this, too, shall pass away.

Tempted art thou? In all thine anguish lay

One truth to heart: this, too, shall pass away.

Do rays of loftier glory round thee play?

Kinglike art thou? This, too, shall pass away!

Whate’er thou art, wher’er thy footsteps stray,

Heed these wise words: This, too, shall pass away.”