Runaway Rhymes

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Excerpt from Runaway Rhymes: Limited The lilt of a rhyme must pass away, As the scrolls of time unroll, And the breathing canvas must decay Though it echoes a human soul, The carven stone, as the hours ¿y past, Will crumble in time to dust, But the molded bronze is made to last 'neath its countless years of rust. But what has been given the sons of earth That is worthy to so endure? Is aught that we know such homage worth, From the taint of earth so pure? The beauty of youth is a thing of to-day, A king on a trembling throne, We sigh with regret when old and gray For the treasure so swiftly ¿own. The tender ring of a voice that is true Elusive must ever be, No art can give it the reverence due That others may bend' the knee. The glance of an eye is a transient thing, That is gone ere the glance is born, Like the song of a bird that awakes to sing To the first faint rays of morn. But out from the soul there is one thing sweet, Set free from all thought of guile, To serve as a guide to wandering feet, 'tis the warmth of a sunny smile. It will change the deserts to ¿owering plains, Bring drink to the thirsting sod, Change all our losses to lasting gains, Like a Heaven-sent gift from God. And the inner chambers of memory hold, More dear than a hoarded pile, More precious than garnered heaps of gold, The joy of an honest smile. So the lasting bronze, if it will but serve, The heart that would cherish, hails, Since the halting lines of the poet swerve, And the sculptor's chisel fails. And the smile shall live, though the years that were Shall be lost in the years to be, And the heart of a future age shall stir With its broad humanity. Behold! A sower went forth to sow Good seed in the Master's field. The tale that was told, in the long ago, The fruit of his toil revealed. And another parable I would tell, Though it be with a faltering pen, Of a noble soul who sows so well Good deeds in the hearts of men. And though some of them fall on stony ground And bring him no sweet return. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.