The Poetry Corner

Hope On

By Madison Julius Cawein

Hope on, dear Heart, and you will see The walls of worry fade and flee; And sane of soul and sound of mind, You 'll go your way of life and find The paths, once barren, suddenly In blossom; and from Arcady The summer wind blow sweet and kind Hope on, dear Heart. Think what it 'd mean to you and me This life if Hope should cease to be! If Hope should die what doubts would blind! What black despairs go unconfined! What sorrows weight us utterly! Hope on, dear Heart!