Classic Poem

The ill sat to be with the calm
Spacious breeze; the thirsty man
Sought the fountain; the seasons
Cloaked the roving form; the
Scholar lit his lamp to see;
The guide showed the unknown
Path; consolation soothed the
Gentle soul and lent his
Strengthening mind relief; the poor
Were sheltered from mercy's grief;
Mother cared for the offspring's want;
Rain poured o'er the fertile soil;
The torch found the miner's haunt;
The bathers fought the ocean's hurl.