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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 SUNDAY NIGHT by LOUIS UNTERMEYER PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR by JAMES DAVID CORROTHERS THE DEBT by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE BELLS OF HEAVEN by RALPH HODGSON WRITTEN [OR LINES] IN A YOUNG LADY'S ALBUM by THOMAS HOOD BINGEN ON THE RHINE by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON |
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