THE JOY OF BEING.
Whither my road is leading me Perhaps I do not know; But, oh, the path is fair to see, And sweet the winds that blow ! In sun or storm, by day or night, If skies are lowering or bright, The highroad holds so much delight I run with heart aglow. The lanes may thorny be, and lead To steeps heart-breaking high ; The forests wild with bush and weed My strength may mortify; Yet, with resolve to do and dare, I hold within my soul small care For hazards spread o’er pathways where The goals worth winning lie. v It is enough to live and plan, To joy in earth and sea; To do what things a mortal can With spirit blythe and. free ; To prove one’s strength of soul, and will To meet and overcome the ill, And in the end to gain the thrill Of manful mastery! —John Kendrick Bangs, in Munsey’s Magazine.
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New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 39
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158THE JOY OF BEING. New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 39
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