Intent on gathering wool from hedge and brake
Yon busy Little-ones rejoice that soon
A poor old Dame will bless them for the boon:
Great is their glee while flake they add to flake
With rival earnestness; far other strife
Than will hereafter move them, if they make
Pastime their idol, give their day of life
To pleasure snatched for reckless pleasure's sake.
Can pomp and show allay one heart-born grief?
Pains which the World inflicts can she requite?
Not for an interval however brief;
The silent thoughts that search for steadfast light,
Love from her depths, and Duty in her might,
And Faith, these only yield secure relief.
Intent On Gathering Wool From Hedge And Brake
William Wordsworth
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Poem topics: faith, grief, heart, life, light, poor, world, great, hedge, silent, idol, rejoice, sake, duty, relief, busy, secure, Valentine's Day, strife, love, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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