If Ignorance be Bliss br One may not seek for this br But if Intelligence is Unwise br One might not choose such prize br Without Wisdom Mercy is naught br Leaving Conscience as peril fraught br For Wisdom grows best by Mercy fed br These two in turn by Conscience are lead br When Intelligence and Wisdom don’t marry br Empathy and Love shall never nearby tarry br One schooled, in the college of living, knows br The ready distance Kindly Compassion goes br Though, by Knowledge, one may find Light br Learning does not instill an unlimited Right br To deny other humans their separate choice br If opposing ideas they do sometimes voice br For Learning would be but a hollow start br If Knowledge be lacking in having Heart br When Heart has defined its own Bliss br Intellect would ere to challenge this br Prudence, therefor, persists br That Ignorance be Blissbr br Mary Havranbr br