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Poems of Passion

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Creation

The impulse of all love is to create.
  God was so full of love, in his embrace
  He clasped the empty nothingness of space,
And low! the solar system! High in state
The mighty sun sat, so supreme and great
  With this same essence, one smile of its face
  Brought myriad forms of life forth; race on race,
From insects up to men.

          Through love, not hate,
All that is grand in nature or in art
  Sprang into being. He who would build sublime
  And lasting works, to stand the test of time,
Must inspiration draw from his full heart.
  And he who loveth widely, well, and much,
  The secret holds of the true master touch.

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