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Wonders Of The South
I will hold beauty as a shield against despair.
It will be a guiding star to my lost heart.
When my heart faints, I will remember sights like these:
Crystal blue that framed a sapphire sea,
For if I can see glory such as this,
If even my dim eyes can grasp a underpinning intelligence behind the majesty of creation,
Then surely there is something more than this Sad maze of pain, bewilderment and fear—
And if there's something, I can still hope on.
ELSIE ROBINSON.