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Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Life
A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in,
A minute to smile and an hour to weep in,
A pint of joy to a peck of trouble,
And never a laugh but the moans come double;
And that is life!
A crust and a corner that love makes precious,
With a smile to warm and the tears to refresh us;
And joy seems sweeter when cares come after,
And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter;
And that is life!Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar's other poems:
- Song of Summer
- Ere Sleep Comes down to Soothe the Weary Eyes
- Premonition
- Not They Who Soar
- Song (My heart to thy heart)
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