Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIFE, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR



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LIFE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in
Last Line: And that is life!
Subject(s): 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!





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