Reasonableness
By Anne Whitney
Would but the sun shine,
Would but the rain cease,
Would but dear Iris come --
Then would there be peace!
See how the sun shines!
The rain begins to cease,
Iris herself is here;
And, prithee, where is peace?
Source Book
Poems
by Anne Whitney
Copyright 1860
Published by Ticknor And Fields, Boston
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