Classic Poem

" IS it so, my dear? "
" Even so! "
" Too much woe to bear? "
" Too much woe! "
" Wait a little while,
We must bear the whole,
Do not weep, but smile,
We are near the goal. "

" Is it dark — the night? "
" Very dark! "
" Not a spark of light? "
" Not a spark! "
" Yet a little way
We must journey on;
Night will turn to day
And the goal be won. "

" Will the dawn come soon? "
" In an hour;
See! the sinking moon
Loses power.
Saffron grey the west
Wakes before the sun.
Very soon we'll rest
Now that day's begun. "