I reason earth is short And anguish absolute And many hurt, But what of that, but what of that I reason that in heaven Somehow it will be even Some new equation given But what of that, but what of that There is shame in nobleness Confronting sudden pelf A finer shame of ecstasy Convicted of itself This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me The simple news that nature told with tender majesty This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me The simple news that nature told with tender majesty