A Legend of Truth by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling’s Birth Anniversary(30 December) “A Legend of Truth” Once on a time, the ancient legends tell,Truth, rising from the bottom of her well,Looked on the world, but, hearing how it lied,Returned to her seclusion horrified.There she abode, so conscious of her worth,Not even Pilate’s Question called her forth,Nor Galileo, kneeling to denyThe Laws that…