UNDERSTOOD.We move along asunder; Our paths grow wider as the seasons creep Along the years; we marvel and we wonder Why life is life. And then we fall asleep- Not understood.
Not understood. We gather false imressions, And hug them closer as the years go by, Till virtues often seem to us transgressions; And thus men rise and fall, and live and die- Not understood.
Not understood. Poor souls with stunteed vision Oft measure giants by their narrow gauge; The poisoned shafts of falsehood and derision Are oftimpelled' gainst those who mold the age- Not understood.
Not understanding. The secret springs of action which lie beneath the surface and the show Are disregarded; with self-satisfaction We judge our neighbor, and they often go- Not understood.
Not understood. How trifles often change us! The thoughtless sentence or the fancied slight Destroys long years of friendship, and esrange us, And on our souls there falls a freezing blight- Not understood.
Not understood. How many breasts are aching For lack of sympathy! Ah day to day How many cheerless, lonely hearts are breaking! How many noble spirtss pass away- Not understood.
OGod! that man would see an little clearer, Or judge less harstly where they cannot see; OGod! that men would draw a little nearer To one another; they'd be nearer Thee- And understood.
