The Man with the Hoe, and Other Poems (Markham, Pyle, 1900)/The Tragedy
The Tragedy
Oh, the fret of the brain,
And the wounds and the worry;
Oh, the thought of love and the thought of death—
And the soul in its silent hurry.
But the stars break above,
And the fields flower under;
And the tragical life of man goes on,
Surrounded by beauty and wonder.