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Hidden Gems.

    By Ella Wheeler Wilcox



    We know not what lies in us, till we seek;
        Men dive for pearls - they are not found on shore,
    The hillsides most unpromising and bleak
        Do sometimes hide the ore.

    Go, dive in the vast ocean of thy mind,
        O man! far down below the noisy waves,
    Down in the depths and silence thou mayst find
        Rare pearls and coral caves.

    Sink thou a shaft into the mine of thought;
        Be patient, like the seekers after gold;
    Under the rocks and rubbish lieth what
        May bring thee wealth untold.

    Reflected from the vasty Infinite,
        However dulled by earth, each human mind
    Holds somewhere gems of beauty and of light
        Which, seeking, thou shalt find.



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