School Poems: Two Schools by Henry Van Dyke

poetry — Gary R. Hess @ 4:58 pm on Jul 24, 1979

I put my heart to school
In the world, where men grow wise,
“Go out,” I said, “and learn the rule;
Come back when you win a prize.”
My heart came back again:
“Now where is the prize?” I cried. —-
“The rule was false, and the prize was pain,
And the teacher’s name was Pride.”
I put my heart to school
In the [...]


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