Life's Mirror

There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,

There are souls that are pure and true;

Then give to the world the best you have,

And the best will come back to you.

Give love, and love to your life will flow,

A strength in your utmost need;

Have faith, and a score of hearts will show

Their faith in your word and deed.

Give truth, and your gift will be paid, in kind,

And honor will honor meet;

And a smile that is sweet will surely find

A smile that is just as sweet.

Give sorrow and pity to those who mourn;

You will gather in flowers again

The scattered seeds of your thought outborne,

Though the sowing seemed but vain.

For life is the mirror of king and slave-

'Tis just what we are and do;

Then give to the world the best you have,

And the best will come back to you.

"Life's Mirror"

A poem by Madeline Bridges

(Mary Ainge De Vere)

1844-1920