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XXXVI. Endurance.

Lights upon the grasses,
Shadows on the moss,
Where a bird's wing passes
Or green branches toss.
Forest, field, and meadow
Live through shine and shadow,
Man through love and loss.
Ah but I have founded
All my hope on thee;
With thee my life is rounded
As with sky and sea.
Leaf, and fruit, and flower
Survive the storm and shower
But not the parent tree.