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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 1914: 4. THE DEAD by RUPERT BROOKE DANTE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE AIM WAS SONG by ROBERT FROST TO LIVE MERRILY AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES by ROBERT HERRICK THE DARK HILLS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON TO JANE: THE RECOLLECTION by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY POET FLAYS TEMPTATIONS OF CITY LIFE by MORRIS GILBERT BISHOP |
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