Poems (White)/Recompense

by Jeannie Copes White

For works with similar titles, see Recompense.

RECOMPENSE

The ostrich and the peacock,
With finest plumage found,—
But sad as it may seem to you,
They live upon the ground.

The joys that are of soul and mind
In dress we do not search;
The birds that sing the sweetest songs
On highest tree-tops perch.