Henry van Dyke Home Poems Poets Henry van Dyke Poems Four Things by Henry van Dyke Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: The Arrow by Henry van Dyke Life is an arrow—therefore you must know What mark to aim at, how to use the bow— Transformation by Henry van Dyke Only a little shrivelled seed, It might be flower, or grass, or weed; The Prison and the Angel by Henry van Dyke Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul; Love is the only angel who can bid the gates unroll; Joy and Duty by Henry van Dyke "Joy is a Duty,"—so with golden lore The Hebrew rabbis taught in days of yore, Peace by Henry van Dyke With eager heart and will on fire, I fought to win my great desire The Bargain by Henry van Dyke What shall I give for thee, Thou Pearl of greatest price? Heroes of the "Titanic" by Henry van Dyke Honour the brave who sleep Where the lost "Titanic" lies,