Sometimes Too Wide The Sky

sometimes too wide the sky.

at best comes one assuming light,

by high ordeal, the flight of fancy grows.

unto ourselves be true beyond the mark.

where heaven is, only heaven knows;

sometimes too strong the wind.

one soul unto oneself no enemy.

by our own hands no touch that cannot reach

unto ourselves be stronger than the ox.

all we have is all that we can teach;

sometimes too cold the rain.

for all who took to shelter

in the valley of the breast,

unto ourselves be gentle honest men.

for he who has such knowledge,

knows us best;