I would not trace the hackneyed phrase
Of shallow words and empty praise,
And prate of 'peace' till one might think
My foolish pen was drunk with ink.
Nor will I here the wish express
Of 'lasting love and happiness,'
And 'cloudless skies'--for after all
'Into each life some rain must fall.'
--No. Keep the empty page below,
In my remembrance, white as snow--
Nor sigh to know the secret prayer
My spirit hand has written there.
Lines For An Album
James Whitcomb Riley
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Poem topics: happiness, life, peace, rain, snow, white, spirit, foolish, express, secret, prayer, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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