Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO BE OR NOT TO BE, by DAVID GITTLEMAN


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TO BE OR NOT TO BE, by                    
First Line: Body and spirit close wedded
Last Line: Be this our cherished creed.
Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


Body and spirit close wedded,
unbound they hunger and thirst;
With heaven and earth they blunder,
guessing whose honors come first.
Not knowing why, we wonder,
as Folly its passions doth burst;
Descending 'pon earth with thunder,
it strikes with failure the curst.

Not glories vain to hunt and cater --
mere frail empty Ego tease;
Nor shibboleth of tilting clatter
can thrill and sublimely please:
A true heart of love to offer,
a free mind in calm at ease,
Shall fill our days with joys of laughter,
unperturbed by qualmish quiz.

Not monies stacked high under cover --
mere clinker-weight they are;
Nor royal garb of doubtful fashion
one's freedom to pent and mar:
Outstretched, a friendly hand to neighbors,
be they so near or far,
Shall ever keep us untired and happy,
safe from grimy gale and tar.

Not shallow words of praise to flatter --
a vapor-sound, for naught, indeed;
Nor promises of stilted elbow-chatter
can for Immortality's epitaph bid:
A life filled with acts that matter,
a stirring call within to heed,
Shall make for all life fuller, better --
be this our cherished creed.





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