"The worlds in which we live are two
The world 'I am' and the world 'I do.'"
The worlds in which we live at heart are one,
The world "I am," the fruit of "I have done";
And underneath these worlds of flower and fruit,
The world "I love,"—the only living root.
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I enjoy the 'spiritual' aspect of this write. Van Dyke feels we live in two worlds concurrently; how we 'feel' and what we 'do', but the motivation for all is 'love', this being the root that gives the rest meaning and life. I like this sort of poetry. Philosophical, spiritual, and so simple as well. Stated, not argued, so the reader may take it or leave it.
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philosophy of life
the world we live at heart is i believe the ture and the beautiful world -
This, I feel, is more a philosophical piece than anything else, it rests on the morality of life and the visage of time. The first two lines rest in truth and the last four lines rest in the visualization of that truth.
A good piece that Van Dyke has written here.
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