Reverse Cannot Befall
poem 395
Reverse Cannot Befall - meaning Summary
Inner Prosperity Resists Harm
The poem argues that true prosperity comes from within and cannot be undone by external misfortune. Using the image of a diamond buried in Bolivian ground, it says inner riches remain intact even if adversity seeks them out. The tone is assured and succinct, asserting that interior sources of strength render external trials powerless to reverse one’s good fortune.
Read Complete AnalysesReverse cannot befall That fine Prosperity Whose Sources are interior As soon Adversity A Diamond overtake In far Bolivian Ground Misfortune hath no implement Could mar it if it found
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