Gems In Verse

Lovc ia tlie center and circumference; The causo andaimof allthings- 'tisthekey To joy and sorrow. and the recompense For all the UU that havo boen, or may be. Love ia as bitter as the dregs of sin. As sweet as clover honey in itö cell; Lovo is the password whereby souls get in To Heaventhc gato that leads sometimos toHelL Love is the crown that glorifles, the cnrse That brands and burdens; it Ls life and death. It is the great law of the universe. And nothing can exibt without ita breath. Love is the impulse which directa the world, And all things know it and obey its power. Mali, iu the maelstromof his passions whirled; The bee that takes the pollen to the flower; The carth, uplifting her bare, pulsing breast To fervent kissus of the amorous sun - Each but obeys creativo Love's behest, Which overywhere instinctively is done. Love is the only thing that pays for birth, Or makes doath welcome. Oh, dear God above This bcautiful but sad, perplexing earth, Pity the hearts that know- or know not- Love.