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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 IMAGINARY ANCESTORS: THE GIRAFFE WOMAN OF BURMA by MADELINE DEFREES DRAW THE SWORD, O REPUBLIC by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HAWORTH CHURCHYARD by MATTHEW ARNOLD RUNNING THE BATTERIES by HERMAN MELVILLE THE CHILD ALONE: 1. THE UNSEEN PLAYMATE by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BENEDICITE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |
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