The lowest trees have tops,
the ant her gall,
the fly her spleen,
the little spark his heat.
And slender hairs
cast shadows though but small,
and bees have stings
although they be not great.
Seas have their source,
and so have shallow springs,
and love, is love, in beggars and in kings.
Seas have their source,
and so have shallow springs,
and love, is love, in beggars and in kings.
Where waters smoothest run
deep are the fords;
the dial stirs,
yet none perceives it move.
The firmest faith
is in the fewest words;
the turtles cannot sing
and yet they love.
True hearts have eyes
and ears, no tongues to speak;
they hear and see and sigh, and then they break.
True hearts have eyes
and ears, no tongues to speak;
they hear and see and sigh, and then they break