All is well

by Arthur Hugh Clough — a poem card from Justes Mots

This reassuring poem counsels acceptance and rest in the face of doubt and anxiety, suggesting that worries dissolve in sleep and that life's journey unfolds without our need to understand its direction. The refrain about the wind and vessel moving forward despite uncertainty offers comfort to those troubled by doubt. It combines philosophical acceptance with practical advice for emotional wellbeing.

Whate'er you dream with doubt possest,
Keep, keep it snug within your breast,
And lay you down and take your rest;
Forget in sleep the doubt and pain,
And when you wake, to work again.
The wind it blows, the vessel goes,
And where and whither, no one knows.
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Themes: birthday · friendship · encouragement · sympathy