Compensation Poem by John Bannister Tabb

Compensation



How many an acorn falls to die
For one that makes a tree!
How many a heart must pass me by
For one that cleaves to me!


How many a suppliant wave of sound
Must still unheeded roll,
For one low utterance that found
An echo in my soul!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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