Lade’s “Raider of the Treasure Trove” is a didactic poem that presents the Philosophical discourse of man’s life. From its title which depicts man’s pursuit for life treasures or value of life to its opening line by employing the use of rhetorical question of what value life has: “But what can be worthy of your life?”

The poet uses the word raider to represent human beings. Every human being enters the world with the sole aim of unearthing their destiny. This destiny is the treasure trove. From the poem, the poet metaphorically presents two concepts that will enable every human being to achieve or lose this “Treasure Trove”. They are love and rage. He specified that “Rage” which was personified in line 11, is a weakness in human beings that certainly has snarky power to limit humans’ journey in life.

No! Rob you of life, Rage is chief// Rage drags rags after you...../Rage is thief/Enemy of equanimity.

In stanza four of, The Raider of the Treasure Trove”, the poet metaphorically creates the imagery of the sea and a sailor on a voyage. He draws a contrast to life and says that Life is a destination or path with pain and gain.

Finally, the poet gave a stance warning against the mind that harbors Rage, that only a heart filled with love, compassion, and joy overrides rage.

“Rage sets sail. Can ruin lag far behind.”

“I’ll fling roses wherever I berth, My Destination is heaven-on-earth.”

The last two lines emphasize that man will surely arrive at his destination with peace when he lives with a heart full of love.