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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SINCERE MAN, by ALFRED GRANT WALTON First Line: What gifts of speech a man may own Last Line: And claim him as a trusted friend! | |||
What gifts of speech a man may own, What grace of manners may appear, Have little worth unless his heart Be honest, forthright and sincere. The sincere man is like a rock, As true as time; with honest eye He looks you squarely in the face Nor turns aside to make reply. Nothing is hidden; there is no sham, No camouflage to caution care, No ifs or buts to haunt the mind, Or secret doubts to linger there. A crystal candor marks his speech, With conscience clear he goes his way, He does the thing he thinks is right Nor cares a whit what others say. Give me a man that is sincere, And though a wealth of faults attend, I shall clasp his hand in mine And claim him as a trusted friend! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RECIPE FOR LIVING by ALFRED GRANT WALTON THE WORLD WE MAKE by ALFRED GRANT WALTON ADAM AND HIS FATHER by KAREN SWENSON PROGRESSIVE HEALTH by CARL DENNIS OF TREASON by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS I HEAR AMERICA SINGING by WALT WHITMAN THE SALZBURG CHIMES by HENRY ALFORD THE HERO OF VIMY; AN INCIDENT OF THE GREAT WAR by BRENT DOW ALLINSON |
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