Holiness

Holiness written by John Drinkwater

Olton Pools, 1916

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IF all the carts were painted gay,
And all the streets swept clean,
And all the children came to play
By hollyhocks, with green
Grasses to grow between;

If all the houses looked as though
Some heart were in their stones;

If all the people that we know
Were dressed in scarlet gowns,
With feathers in their crowns,

I think this gaiety would make
A spiritual land.

I think that holiness would take
This laughter by the hand.
Till both should understand.

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