The Lowest Trees Have Tops

The lowest trees have tops, the ant her gall

The fly her spleen, the little spark his heat

And slender hairs cast shadows though but small

And bees have stings although they be not great

Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs

And love is love in beggars and in kings

Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs

And love is love in beggars and in kings

Where waters smoothest run, deep are the fords

The dial stirs, yet none perceive it move

The firmest faith is in the fewest words

The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love

True hearts have eyes and ears, no tongues to speak

They hear and see and sigh, and then they break

True hearts have eyes and ears, no tongues to speak

They hear and see and sigh, and then they break