No Sorrow, no Woe is Unending,
Though Heaven Seems Voiceless and Dumb
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Whoever you are as you read this,
Whatever your trouble or grief,
I want you to know and to heed this:
The day draweth near with relief.
No sorrow, no woe is unending,
Though heaven seems voiceless and dumb;
So sure as your cry is ascending,
So surely an answer will come.
Whatever temptation is near you,
Whose eyes on this simple verse fall;
Remember good angels will hear you [1]
And help you to stand, if you call.
Though stunned with despair, I beseech you,
Whatever your losses, your need,
Believe, when these printed words reach you,
Believe you were born to succeed.
You are stronger, I tell you, this minute,
Than any unfortunate fate!
And the coveted prize – you can win it;
While life lasts ’tis never too late!
NOTE:
[1] There are no “angels” or Santa Claus in Theosophy in a literal sense; but the good law and beneficent intelligences will listen to you “and help you to stand, if you call”. (CCA)
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Reproduced from the book “Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox”, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Edinburgh, UK, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, undated edition, probably 1917, see p. 233.
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The above poem was published in our associated websites on 15th of September, 2018.
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