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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARTH-ROUND, by LISBETH G. FISH First Line: I am a miser, for I hoard my treasures Last Line: I am a prince without a bit of pride. | |||
I am a miser, for I hoard my treasures, Selfish through loving them o'ermuch, Hearts given me for safekeeping; Fragile they are beneath an alien touch. I am a spendthrift, for I waste my substance. Love to the least of His I try to give; All the inanimate creation Takes of the strength I have to live. I am a pauper, for I go through life a-begging, Begging for virtues that I need each day -- Simeon Stylites on his pillar seeking For help to know the righteous way. I am a prince, because gifts have been given Never deserved, except that I have tried, Failed, and tried again undaunted. I am a prince without a bit of pride. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GEORGE LEO PATTERSON by LISBETH G. FISH THREE SPRING NOTATIONS ON BIPEDS by CARL SANDBURG RHYMES OF THE DAY by GEORGE SANTAYANA A CHANNEL PASSAGE by RUPERT BROOKE THE FUNERAL OF YOUTH: THRENODY by RUPERT BROOKE THE ICE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 27. HEART'S COMPASS by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE MOUNTAIN TOMB: 1. TO A CHILD DANCING IN THE WIND by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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