The Mind
Compensation
From Herbs and Apples (1910)
The Mind
If one grew blind thro' gazing
Wide-eyed upon the sun,
What matter when such memoried light
Would last till life were done.
If one should die of loving,
Divinely wild, and brave,
What matter with such dreams to dream
Within the quiet grave.
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Whitney, Helen Hay. “Compensation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/230/.
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Whitney, Helen Hay. “Compensation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/230/.
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