Show f F D IL POEMS EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW J ure two short by b wn American writers under the thC title both beautifully expressed gell mid dealing with the tho three great reat themes Life Lite Love tovo and Death FATE The Thc Icy iky it is clouded the th rocks roc are ar tare hare Tile Thc spray of the it is white in n air ar arThe The winds are arc out OLit with the waves at play And I shall not ut tempt the tle tea Ica ea today I IThe The trait trail tr is narrow the wood is i dim dm The panther dingo clings to the th arching limb limi limiA And A d the lions whelps are arc abroad at play And I shall not join jon in the chase chaee today But the th ship p sailed safely over the th sea And A nd the hunters came from the chase in n nAd glee And Ad the town that was wa built huilt upon a rock Was Va wallowed swallowed up in n the thc earthquake shock hock Bret FATE Two T wo shall he be born the whole wide world apart And speak pak in n different tongues ton uel and have no thought Each of the others other hein being and nd no heed heedA And A nd these oer ocr unknown seas acas ea to unknown lands Shall crots crOUt cro escaping wreck defying deyn death And all unconsciously shape every act And bend this wandering step to this one oneT end That T hat one day out of darkness they th hall meet And read lifes life meaning in each others eyes cyc cycA And A nJ two shall walk some lame narrow way of life So Sc nearly side by b tide ide that should hould one turn Ever so 0 little space to left or right They T hey needs must stand stant acknowledged face to face lace And yet with wistful eyes that never neer meet groping hands that never neer and lips Calling in in vain to ears that never hear hearThey hearThey hearThey They seek mk each cach other all their weary days I And Ad die de un and this is s Fate Susan Marr lIarI SpaldIng |