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Aug. 3, 2001 - Congressional Record pg S8875
Washington, D.C., United States Senate
Sen. Byrd's poem recited on the Senate floor
in honor of Elizabeth's service to the Senate
Life's Mirror
There are loyal hearts, there are spirits
brave,
There are souls that are pure and true.
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Give love and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need.
Have faith , and a score of hearts will
show
Their faith in your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gift will be paid in
kind;
And horor will honor your meet;
And a smile that is sweet will surely find
A smile that is just as sweet.
Give pity and sorrow to those who mourn,
You will gather in flowers again.
The scattered seeds from your thought
outborne,
Thought the sowing seemed but vain.
For life is the mirror of King and slave,
Tis just what we are and do;
Then give to the work the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Madeline Bridges
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