The Soul Of A Century/A loveless world

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3723702The Soul Of A Century — A loveless world1943Vítězslav Hálek

A LOVELESS WORLD

Then inwardly I mused and asked;
“How would a love-less world appear?”
’Twould be a barren, lifeless waste
Without flowers blooming here.

The heart would roam about the world
’Til grief would end its plight.
’Twould be as sad as it was before
God said, “Let there be Light.”

’Twould be so sad that man alone
Would not want to tread the sod,
And even the Lord in the heavens above
Would not want to be a God.

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This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


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