Living
A Song
Living
For Mercy, Courage, Kindness, Mirth,
There is no measure upon earth.
Nay, they wither, root and stem,
If an end be set to them.
Overbrim and overflow,
If your own heart you would know;
For the spirit born to bless
Lives but in its own excess.
Cite this poem
MLA
Binyon, Laurence. “A Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/binyon/11/.
Chicago
Binyon, Laurence. “A Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/binyon/11/.
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