Classic Poem

He was caught in the whirlpool of dismay
— By a thoughtless remark he had said;
He had injured a friend in a nonchalant way,
— And the love they had cherished lay dead.
To his mirror he went, in its glass to confide,
— And his face was both haggard and pale,
And he asked of the glass, " Should I swallow the pride
— That is pinning me down like a nail?
Should I go to my friend with remorse on my face,
— A remorse that I honestly feel?
Should I beg him this whirlpool of shame to erase,
— In a soul-stirring voice of appeal? "
" As your heart so dictates, " said a voice from the glass,
— " I advise you to follow its path,
And remember 'twill pay you to keep off the grass,
— That is bordered with ill words and wrath. "
So he went to his friend and he asked most sincere,
— To be taken again to his heart
And the whirlpool of friendship once more does endear
— Those friends who had drifted apart.

If there's someone you know, whom you treated that way,
— And your heart is both heavy and blue,
Seek and find him again without further delay,
— Don't wait until he comes to you.
You'll find that the whirlpool of Love will replace,
— Every misunderstanding and strife.
It will give you the courage to meet face to face,
— The changeable Whirlpool of Life.

He was caught in the whirlpool of dismay
— By a thoughtless remark he had said;
He had injured a friend in a nonchalant way,
— And the love they had cherished lay dead.
To his mirror he went, in its glass to confide,
— And his face was both haggard and pale,
And he asked of the glass, " Should I swallow the pride
— That is pinning me down like a nail?
Should I go to my friend with remorse on my face,
— A remorse that I honestly feel?
Should I beg him this whirlpool of shame to erase,
— In a soul-stirring voice of appeal? "
" As your heart so dictates, " said a voice from the glass,
— " I advise you to follow its path,
And remember 'twill pay you to keep off the grass,
— That is bordered with ill words and wrath. "
So he went to his friend and he asked most sincere,
— To be taken again to his heart
And the whirlpool of friendship once more does endear
— Those friends who had drifted apart.

If there's someone you know, whom you treated that way,
— And your heart is both heavy and blue,
Seek and find him again without further delay,
— Don't wait until he comes to you.
You'll find that the whirlpool of Love will replace,
— Every misunderstanding and strife.
It will give you the courage to meet face to face,
— The changeable Whirlpool of Life.