Poems of Power by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Environment, and enter into bliss.
Love largely and hate nothing. Hold no aim That does not chord with universal good. Hear what the voices of the Silence say - All joys are yours if you put forth your claim. Once let the spiritual laws be understood, Material things must answer and obey. A PLEA TO PEACE When mighty issues loom before us, all The petty great men of the day seem small, Like pigmies standing in a blaze of light Before some grim majestic mountain-height. War, with its bloody and impartial hand, Reveals the hidden weakness of a land, Uncrowns the heroes trusting Peace has made Of men whose honour is a thing of trade, And turns the searchlight full on many a place Where proud conventions long have masked disgrace. O lovely Peace! as thou art fair be wise. Demand great men, and great men shall arise To do thy bidding. Even as warriors come, Swift at the call of bugle and of drum, So at the voice of Peace, imperative As bugle's call, shall heroes spring to live |
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