Sic Vos Non Vobis

Ye, that the untrod paths have braved,

With heart and brain unbound;

Who ask not that your souls be saved,

But that the Truth be found;

Whose fiery cross is borne unseen,

Whose meek brows, bleeding but serene

With only thorns are crowned;

Who, still and steadfast, stand for Right,

Though none acclaim and none requite:

Who learn how little is the sum

Of all that Truth can teach,

And where the serried boundaries come

That bar your utmost reach;

For whom no sage, no saint, can find

A clue to aught that lies behind;

For whom the preachers preach

Only to leave ye at the door

That opens to their knock no more:

Who, listening in the trackless night,

Hearing no bugle-call,

Still fight, undaunted, the good fight,

And never fail or fall;

Who, standing on an inch of ground,

Feel the Infinities around,

Yet dare to face it all,

And keep the life ye hold in trust

Safe from besetting moth and rust.

Life-tragic mystery of Man-

Strange tale of joy and grief!

Chaff for the errant winds to fan,

A bubble bright and brief,

That floats and shines and bursts unseen,

And leaves no trace where it has been;

Like thistle-down and leaf,

That in soft airs of autumn dance,

The helpless sport of Fate and Chance.

Ye, who can see the case so clear,

And scorn to cringe and moan,

Who follow humbly, without fear,

The soul’s behest alone;

Content to suffer for the sake

Of faithful manhood, and to make

A loftier stepping-stone,

A straighter way, a smoother street,

For tread of unborn children’s feet.

Ye, whom the children’s sorrows rend,

And who despise the smart,

Who walk uprightly to the end

With an undoubting heart,

To take the guerdon of your pain-

Death, with no hope to live again-

Ye have the better part,

Salt of the world, that keeps it sound!

Kings that shall yet be throned and crowned.

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• Ольга Берггольц – Бабье лето (надо любить, жалеть, прощать) by Ольга Берггольц
• Ольга Берггольц – Анна Ахматова в 1941 году в Ленинграде by Ольга Берггольц
• Ольга Берггольц – А помнишь by Ольга Берггольц
• Ольга Берггольц – 27 января 1945 года by Ольга Берггольц
• Олег Широв – Она бесценна, просто ангел by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Зимний кот by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Задумал слово я такое by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Храбрый червячок by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Воробышек и крошки by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Во дворе by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Угадай, в какой руке by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – У сосульки льет из носа by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Стой, кто идет by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Птенчик by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Пришли цыплята в первый класс by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Перемена by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Облачко by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Мошка Машка by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Кузнечик by Поэзия На Русском
• Олег Сердобольский – Корова и божья коровка by Поэзия На Русском

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