Which? A Poem

WHICH?

(For the Improvement Era.)

If, when I pass the portal grey, Eternal rest awaits me; If I 'shall meet no obstacle,

And struggles all forsake me: Then let me sleep, Forever sleep.

If sympathy I shall not feel, For dear ones left behind me Nor sorrow's tear ne'er dim mine eyes, But placid goodness blind me Then let me sleep, Forever sleep.

If all regret shall cease to be,

For mortal sin and failing; My ears and heart be tightly closed To pleading moans and wailing, Then let me sleep, Forever sleep.

But if I find there endless peace, Which passeth understanding, Because of penitence of mine, And joy in his commanding; Then let me live, Forever live.

If I may carry words of hope,

To spirits long benighted,

And show them that with wondrous love, Their prison should be lighted; 0, let me live, Forever live!

If,with the moon beneath my feet, And suns above me shining, The stars may be my stepping stones, To aid me in my climbing; Then I shall live, In glory live! Salt Lake City, Utah. Ruth May Fox.