Lovelorn

*Anna Vosburgh*

Take
My
Word
For
It,
Though
We
May
Abhor
It,
These
Cares
And
Trifles,
Stores
And
Shares
Amount
To
Naught,
Just
As
They
Ought.
Our
Strength
Is
To
Keep
Desire
Pure
And
Endure
All,
No
Matter
If
We
Fall.
Hope
Can
Sustain
A
Heart
In
Pain,
And
You,
A
Life
Lover,
Will
Recover.