We become <br />Transformed <br />In the <br />Crucible <br />Of suffering: <br />One day <br />In the <br />Refiner's fire <br />Yields <br />A finer <br />Character <br />Than can <br />Be obtained <br />From <br />One thousand <br />Days <br />In the <br />Palace <br />Of princes.<br /><br />Alice Parris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/suffering-8/
