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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REALSIM, by VERA WARDNER DOUGAN First Line: Why do we gaze at the mud and the slime Last Line: Instead of nobility's might? Subject(s): Pessimism; Realism | |||
Why do we gaze at the mud and the slime, When there are clouds and the stars, And the myriad beautiful sights to be seen On this wonderful planet of ours? We know there is mud and we know there is slime, But we know there is blue sky and fair; Why do we gaze at the scum and the filth Instead of this loveliness rare? Why unceasingly prate of his faults and his sins, When the goodness of man is so great; When there's love and compassion and tenderness deep, More potent than envy and hate? We know there is always the sin and the wrong, But we know there is honor and right; Why do we mention the evil and crime Instead of nobility's might? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REALISM by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH REALISM by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON TWELVE P.M. by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS IDEALISM AND REALISM by GUSTAF FRODING PASTORAL by CHARLES LAURENCE NORTH CRITICAL SONATA: THE TRUTH [LA VERDAD] by NEFTALI RICARDO REYES BASUALTO VANQUISHED; ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT by FRANCIS FISHER BROWNE OH, SWEET CONTENT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A THUNDER-STORM (2ND VERSION) by EMILY DICKINSON A THUNDERSTORM IN TOWN by THOMAS HARDY ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 7. TO REVEREND BENJAMIN, LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER by MARK AKENSIDE THE ARGONAUTS (ARGONAUTICA): THE SAILING OF THE ARGO by APOLLONIUS RHODIUS |
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