 | The poetical works of Lucy Larcom |  |
NO LOSS.
What thou puttest by
Without a sigh,
Is not wanted for God's treasury.
Without a sigh,
Is not wanted for God's treasury.
Nor is that a wise,
True sacrifice,
When a stifled aspiration dies.
True sacrifice,
When a stifled aspiration dies.
To His poorest, lest
Thou miss life's quest,
Freely give, like him, thy very best.
Thou miss life's quest,
Freely give, like him, thy very best.
Flame from flame is caught;
Love grudgeth naught;
Keep, that thou mayest share, thy heaven-lit thought.
Love grudgeth naught;
Keep, that thou mayest share, thy heaven-lit thought.
Go to, hungry heart!
Standing apart,
Gazing on abundance, starving art?
Standing apart,
Gazing on abundance, starving art?
Never lay the blame
On God's great name,
For the lack that of thy choosing came!
On God's great name,
For the lack that of thy choosing came!
Courage! serve and wait!
Soon or late,
Life restores the missing keys of Fate.
Soon or late,
Life restores the missing keys of Fate.
Every hour brings seed
That, sown, will feed
Some half-famished Future's eager need.
That, sown, will feed
Some half-famished Future's eager need.
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All thy unclaimed gold,
Riches untold,
Time for thee with usury will hold.
Riches untold,
Time for thee with usury will hold.
Near thee, close before,
Opens a door:
Enter, heart, and hunger nevermore!
Opens a door:
Enter, heart, and hunger nevermore!
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