Hidden Gems

HIDDEN GEMS

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

We know not what lies in us, till we seek.
   Men dive for pearls---they are not found on shore;
The hillsides, most unpromising and bleak,
   Do sometimes hide the ore.

Go, dive in the vast ocean of thy mind,
   O man! far down below the noisy waves,
Down in the depths and silence thou mayst find
   Rare pearls and coral caves.

Sink thou a shaft into a mine of thought;
   Be patient, like the seekers after gold,
Under the rocks and rubbish lieth what
   May bring thee wealth untold.

Reflected from the vasty Infinite,
   However dulled by earth, each human mind
Holds somewhere gems of beauty and of light
   Which, seeking, thou shalt find.

Poetical works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox. by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Edinburgh : W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1917.

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HIDDEN GEMS By Ella Wheeler Wilcox We know not what lies in us, till we seek. Men dive for pearls---they are not found on shore; The hillsides, most unpromising and bleak, Do sometimes hide the ore. Go, dive in the vast ocean of thy mind, O man! far down below the noisy waves, Down in the depths and silence thou mayst find Rare pearls and coral caves. Sink thou a shaft into a mine of thought; Be patient, like the seekers after gold, Under the rocks and rubbish lieth what May bring thee wealth untold. Reflected from the vasty Infinite, However dulled by earth, each human mind Holds somewhere gems of beauty and of light Which, seeking, thou shalt find. Poetical works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox. by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Edinburgh : W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1917.

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