He sang of life, serenely sweet,
With, now and then, a deeper note.
From some high peak, nigh yet remote,
He voiced the world's absorbing beat.
He sang of love when earth was young,
He often spoke about the sweet and beautiful points of life, yet he occasionally threw in some truth–a deep note of reality. That could signify the mix of joy and suffering people will encounter in their lifetime. 

The Poet