Thro' burden and heat of the day How weary the hands and the feet That labour with scarcely a stay, Thro' burden and heat! Tired toiler whose sleep shall be sweet, Kneel down, it will rest thee to pray: Then forward, for daylight is fleet. Cool shadows show lengthening and grey, Cool twilight will soon be complete: What matters this wearisome way Thro' burden and heat? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DAY DREAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE EAGLE'S SONG by RICHARD MANSFIELD MAIDEN MELANCHOLY by RAINER MARIA RILKE WHY DRINK WINE by HENRY ALDRICH THE MENU by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE YELLOW BADGE by RUTH SCHECHTER ALEXANDER |