Evening star., 1947-04-28
I"EVEN THIS SHALL PASS AWAY"
From Mrs. G. M. B., Washington

EVEN THIS SHALL PASS AWAY y
From Mrs. G. NJ. B., Washington.
I hope this is the poem you are
desiring. My pastor used this in
one of his recent sermons.
Once in Persia reigned a King
Where. upon his signet ring
which II held before his eyes,
Gave him counsel at a glance
a11 words sna these sns are es
Even this shall PASS away"
Hronat q hm GEMS hfDash fom na
Brousht HIM pearls e match with sh.ss'
But he counted not his gain
Whss S sealth Se a nine The King K Would say
Even this shall pass away"
In the revels of his court
AT the zenith of the sport.
Surned Mhsn fns With csppns sn at hf his sts
cried cs eH 70 10 loving iss f friends Of minel
RsasuEss ssen ts eSmf sa but pass not sS stay
Fighting on furious field.
Once a javelin pierced his shield,
Bore him bleeding to Obi, his ,.a tent .ids
But haiH with Il a patience. day By day
Even this shall pass away"
Towering in the public square.
Twenty cubits in the air.
Rose his statue, carved al.ui,la ia stons, ,enown
anshe sSsa 0e1oss msskS MS Mhas IS tames
Fame is. but 2 slow decay,
Even this shall pass away"
Struck with palsy. sere and old.
Waiting at tine gates OF gold.
Then in answer to the King,
Fell a sunbeam on his ring.
Showing by q heavenly ray,
even this shall pass away"
From M. J. W., Washington.)
To Mrs. M. M. p, Kensington.
The poem wanted is on page 1873 of
The Best Loved Poems of The
American People selected by Hazel
Felleman and published by Garden
City Publishing Co., Garden City,
N. Y. A copy of this book Is in the
Mt. Pleasant Library.
From M. r. W., Arlington.)
In answer to Mrs. M. M. p, Ken
sington, whose query appeared in
last evenings Star, the following is
submitted:
At the time Of his trial in Eng
land, Warren Hastings related to his
friends an Indian tale which had
given him much comfort. A mon
arch, who suffered many hours OF
encouragement, urged his courtiers
to devise a motto, short enough to
be engraved on a ring, which should
be suitable alike in prosperity and
in adversely. After many sugges-
tions had been rejected, his daugh-
ter offered an emerald bearing the
inscription in Arabic, This, too, will
pass"
There have been several poems
written around this story and the
following are the more familiar:
"This, Too, Shall Pass Away
Paul Hamilton Hayne; "All Things
Shall Pass Away" or Even This
Shall Pass Away"-Theodore Tilton;
Even This Will Pass Away
Thomas Bailey Aldrich; This, Too
Shall Pass Away"-Benjamin Davis
Winslow; This, Too, Shall Pass
Away"-Ella Wheeler Wilcox; 'This
Too, Shall Pass Away"-Mrs. Lanta
Wilson Smith; "This, Too, Shall
Pass Away"-Jamie Sexton Holme
AS all of these poems are rather
lengthy, If more information is
desired, it may be obtained by phon-
ing the Arlington County Public
Library. We, here in the library
often see queries in the Clearing
House that we are capable of and
only too happy to answer. Our
phone number Is Oxford 3l18.
lockwood MIRACLE"
(Fron Miss N. J. S.. Washington.)
With the dogwood season ap-
preaching, some of your readers may
enjoy the following poem, a favorite
in my collection.
The cross was made from a dogwood tree,
,,, The tree was not to blame aonoa +r..,
Before their man-made shame
It bowed the trees before the cross
That Jesus bent to lift,
We think He prayed q quiet prayer
And gave the trees a gift.
"Henceforth," He said, "the dogwood tree
Shall grog snS too sh short TT hss, to make
And added. ''for My sake
And in My name, to the dogwood tres
This pardoning gift bring,
A crown Of snow white crosses
To gladden. every spring"
And Jesus touched the dogwood tree
Redeemed its flowers spread
-Four -petaled and each snow-white cross
Has tiny drops of red
Like little rusty marks OF blood
And every one may see
That Jesus put His flngerprint
Blanche Elliott.