Poem by Madison Julius Cawein

Adversity

A barren field o'ergrown with thorn and weed
It stays for him who waits for help from God:
Only the soul that makes a plough of Need
Shall know what blossoms underneath its sod.

1. Foreword to Weeds by the Wall
2. Rose and Leaf
3. Solstice
4. The Birthday Party
5. The Moon Spirit

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