love makes the world go round

“What would we do in this world of ours,
Were it not for the dreams ahead?
For thorns are mixed with the fairest flowers,
No matter what path we tread.
And each of us has a golden goal
Stretching out to the endless years;
And ever we climb with a hopeful soul,
With alternative smiles and tears.
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The dreams ahead are what hold us up
Thru the strain of a ceaseless flight;
While our lips are pressed to the wormwood sup,
And storms shut out the light,
To some ’tis a dream of high estate,
To others a dream of wealth,
To some ’tis a dream of a truce with fate
In a ceaseless search for health.
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Our dreams of a hearth and a home to be;
One sees but a golden store;
While the burdened toiler dreams of rest
Where toil shall be no more;
So, ever it is, in some sweet guise,
Hope hangeth her lantern high;
Oh, the dreams ahead are the golden stars,
That help us to live or die.”
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Love Makes The World Go Round
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