Poems (Hazlett-Bevis)/Be Merciful
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Be Merciful.
Shadows may darken your pathway, But the sunlight will linger there too; As bitter and sweet are ere mingled, And falleth the blight with the dew.
It is better to lay in our weaving, A thread of the gold with the brown; To lighten the burdens of others, And give back a smile for a frown,
Life is to short to be churlish, Kind words are easy to say; Sow them broadcast in your planting, And flowers will bloom by the way.
Be merciful e'en to the fallen, Perhaps you may not have been tried; The greatest of sins in His vision, Is that of a blind, stony pride.