Poems of Purpose by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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In simple pathways hand in hand with duty
(With faith and love, too, ever at her side), May happiness be met in all her beauty The while we search for her both far and wide. Seeking for happiness we find the way Doing the things we ought to do each day. THE ISLAND OF ENDLESS PLAY Said Willie to Tom, 'Let us hie away To the wonderful Island of Endless Play. It lies off the border of "No School Land," And abounds with pleasure, I understand. There boys go swimming whenever they please In a lovely river right under the trees. And marbles are free, so you need not buy; And kites of all sizes are ready to fly. We sail down the Isthmus of Idle Delight - We sail and we sail for a day and a night. And then, if favoured by billows and breeze, We land in the Harbour of Do-as-You-Please. |
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