<h2><SPAN name="page42"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>LET THEM GO</h2>
<p class="poetry">Let the dream go. Are there not other
dreams<br/>
In vastness of clouds hid from thy sight<br/>
That yet shall gild with beautiful gold gleams,<br/>
And shoot the shadows through and through with
light?<br/>
What matters one lost vision of the night?<br/>
Let the dream
go!!</p>
<p class="poetry">Let the hope set. Are there not other
hopes<br/>
That yet shall rise like new stars in thy sky?<br/>
Not long a soul in sullen darkness gropes<br/>
Before some light is lent it from on high;<br/>
What folly to think happiness gone by!<br/>
Let the hope
set!</p>
<p class="poetry">Let the joy fade. Are there not other
joys,<br/>
Like frost-bound bulbs, that yet shall start and
bloom?<br/>
Severe must be the winter that destroys<br/>
The hardy roots locked in their silent tomb.<br/>
What cares the earth for her brief time of gloom<br/>
Let the joy
fade!</p>
<p class="poetry"><SPAN name="page43"></SPAN><span class="pagenum">p.
43</span>Let the love die. Are there not other loves<br/>
As beautiful and full of sweet unrest,<br/>
Flying through space like snowy-pinioned doves?<br/>
They yet shall come and nestle in thy breast,<br/>
And thou shalt say of each, “Lo, this is best!”<br/>
Let the love
die!</p>
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