Oriental Proverb

Pearls do not lie on the seashore. If you desire one, you must dive for it.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

Exile

Marjorie Pickthall 1883-1922

I chose the place where I would rest

When death should come to claim me,

With the red-rose roots to wrap my breast 

And a quiet stone to name me.

But I am laid on a northern steep

With the roaring tides below me,

And only the frosts to bind my sleep

And only the winds to name me.

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