Kingdom of Love

 In the dawn of the day when the sea and the earth
Reflected the sunrise above,
I set forth with a heart full of courage and mirth
To seek for the Kingdom of Love.

I asked of a Poet I met on the way
Which cross-road would lead me aright.

And he said: "Follow me, and not long you shall see
Its glittering turrets of light.
" 

And soon in the distance a city shone fair,
"Look yonder," he said; "how it gleams!"
But alas! for the hopes that were doomed to despair,
It was only the "Kingdom of Dreams.
"
Then the next man I asked was a gay Cavalier,
And he said: "Follow me, follow me;"
And with laughter and song we went speeding along
By the shores of Life's beautiful sea.
 

Then we came to a valley more tropical far
Than the wonderful vale of Cashmere,
And I saw from a bower a face like a flower
Smile out on the gay Cavalier.

And he said: "We have come to humanity's goal:
Here love and delight are intense.
"
But alas and alas! for the hopes of my soul
It was only the "Kingdom of Sense.
" 

As I journeyed more slowly I met on the road
A coach with retainers behind.

And they said: "Follow me, for our Lady's abode
Belongs in that realm, you will find.
"
'Twas a grand dame of fashion, a newly made bride,
I followed, encouraged and bold;
But my hopes died away like the last gleams of day,
For we came to the "Kingdom of Gold.
" 

At the door of a cottage I asked a fair maid.

"I have heard of that realm," she replied;
"But my feet never roam from the "Kingdom of Home,"
So I know not the way," and she sighed.

I looked on the cottage; how restful it seemed!
And the maid was as fair as a dove.

Great light glorified my soul as I cried:
"Why home is the 'Kingdom of Love!'"

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