Classic Poem

God meant me to be hungry,
— So I should seek to find
Wisdom, and truth, and beauty,
— To satisfy my mind.

God meant me to be lonely,
— Lest I should wish to stay
In some green earthly Eden
— Too long from heaven away.

God meant me to be weary,
— That I should yearn to rest
This feeble, aching body
— Deep in the earth's dark breast.