Poem “A Golden Day” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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A Golden Day

The subtle beauty of this day
  Hangs o’er me like a fairy spell,
And care and grief have flown away,
  And every breeze sings, “All is well.”
I ask, “Holds earth or sin, or woe?”
  My heart replies, “I do not know.”

Nay! all we know, or feel, my heart,
  Today is joy undimmed, complete;
In tears or pain we have no part;
  The act of breathing is so sweet,
We care no higher joy to name.
  What reek we now of wealth or fame!

The past–what matters it to me?
  The pain it gave has passed away.
The future–that I cannot see!
  I care for nothing save today–
This is a respite from all care,
  And trouble flies–I know not where.

Go on, oh, noisy, restless life!
   Pass by, oh, feet that seek for heights!
I have no part in aught of strife;
  I do not want your vain delights.
The day wraps round me like a spell
  And every breeze sings, “All is well.”

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