Poems of Passion — 72 - I will be worthy of it

[Illustration:] I WILL BE WORTHY OF IT.

I may not reach the heights I seek, My untried strength may fail me, Or, half-way up the mountain peak, Fierce tempests may assail me.

But though that place I never gain, Herein lies comfort for my pain-- I will be worthy of it.

I may not triumph in success, Despite my earnest labor;

I may not grasp results that bless The efforts of my neighbor;

But though my goal I never see, This thought shall always dwell with me-- I will be worthy of it.

The golden glory of Love's light May never fall on my way;

My path may always lead through night, Like some deserted by-way;

But though life's dearest joy I miss There lies a nameless strength in this-- I will be worthy of it.