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Whose, without time, does not edges soften?
Whose life, without dreams, is happy often?

Whose eyes, without light, have ever known tears?
Whose life, well lived, does not endure the years?

Whose poor heart, while beating, has love not touched?
Who truly, without shame, has pearls not clutched?

Whose life, with no strife, is not much stronger?
Who, without laughs, has not felt well longer?

All of these may be employed as evidence…
To define a good life’s basic elements.