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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - The Kingdom of Love
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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 ere long you will see 
   Its glistening turrets of Light."

And soon in the distance a city shone fair; 
   "Look yonder," he said, "there 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,

Till 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 hope 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 us, for our lady`s abode 
   Belongs in the realm you would find." 
`Twas a grand dame of fashion, a newly-wed bride; 
   I followed, encouraged and bold. 
But my hope 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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