English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Work. Генри Ван Дайк.

Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк)

Work

Let me but do my work from day to day,
    In field or forest, at the desk or loom,
    In roaring market-place or tranquil room;
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
When vagrant wishes beckon me astray,
  "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom;
  "Of all who live, I am the one by whom
"This work can best be done in the right way."

Then shall I see it not too great, nor small,
  To suit my spirit and to prove my powers;
  Then shall I cheerful greet the labouring hours,
And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall
At eventide, to play and love and rest,
Because I know for me my work is best.

Henry Van Dyke’s other poems:

1. The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens
2. The Wind of Sorrow
3. Spring in the South
4. Francis Makemie
5. Patria

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

Elizabeth Barrett-Browning (Элизабет Барретт-Браунинг) Work (“WHAT are we set on earth for? Say, to toil”)

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