The Lily of the Valley + 

There is not any weed but hath its shower, + 

There is not any pool but hath its star; + 

And black and muddy though the waters are + 

We may not miss the glory of a flower, + 

And winter moons will give them magic power + 

To spin in cylinders of diamond spar; + 

And everything hath beauty near and far, + 

And keepeth close and waiteth on its hour! + 

And I, when I encounter on my road + 

A human soul that looketh black and grim, + 

Shall I more ceremonious be than God? + 

Shall I refuse to watch one hour with him + 

Who once beside our deepest woe did bud + 

A patient watching flower about the brim? + 