Living
One World
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Living
The worlds in which we live at heart are one,
The world "I am," the fruit of "I have done";
And underneath these worlds of flower and fruit,
The world "I love,"--the only living root.
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Codex Note
From "Epigrams, Greetings, and Inscriptions". Headed in the source by: "The worlds in which we live are two: The world 'I am' and the world 'I do,'"
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MLA
Dyke, Henry van. “One World.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/105/.
Chicago
Dyke, Henry van. “One World.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/105/.
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