What matter if I stand alone? I wait with joy the coming years; My heart shall reap where it hath sown, And garner up its fruits of tears.
John Burroughs
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Waiting (1863), in Famous Single Poems; Complete fourth stanza from documented public-domain anthology. Full six-stanza poem and editorial history read; hopeful patience after hardship.
- Waiting (1863), in Famous Single Poems
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