Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EXPLORER, by LLOYD DAY First Line: There was no bread the night he left Last Line: To where we are. Subject(s): Unemployment | ||||||||
There was no bread the night he left, But he was better off by far Than he who labored, dreamed and wept. He saw a star Blaze forth in all its radiance; And, child-like, followed it too far To even think of coming back To where we are. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SENTIMENTAL DANGERS by ANDREW HUDGINS THEN AND NOW by CECIL DAY LEWIS TRINITY PLACE by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY THE UNEMPLOYED, DISABLED, AND INSANE by JOHN HAINES TOM'S GARLAND: UPON THE UNEMPLOYED by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS PRAYER OF AN UNEMPLOYED MAN by W. C. ACKERLY WHEN A MAN'S OUT OF A JOB by SAM WALTER FOSS PRAYER OF THE UNEMPLOYED by RAYMOND JOSEPH KRESENSKY LITTLE FEET by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN |
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