Poems (Prescott)/Warned
WARNED
Be bold, heart, be bold!
In the warm days of old
Hearts were not bought and sold—
Love was not pawned for gold!
In the warm days of old
Hearts were not bought and sold—
Love was not pawned for gold!
Be wise, heart, be wise!
Time borrows wings, and flies;
Seek that which satisfies;
Waste not to-day in sighs!
Time borrows wings, and flies;
Seek that which satisfies;
Waste not to-day in sighs!
Be true, heart, be true!
That which is nearest do;
Where the seed fell it grew—
Heart's-ease ne'er brought forth rue!
That which is nearest do;
Where the seed fell it grew—
Heart's-ease ne'er brought forth rue!
Be great, heart, be great!
There lives no potentate
Ruling such vast estate
As you, in trust for Fate!
There lives no potentate
Ruling such vast estate
As you, in trust for Fate!