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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WISDOM, by ASTRID LARSON
First Line: Wisdom says, I am a listener
Last Line: I am gold.
Subject(s): Wisdom
First Line: Wisdom says, I am a listener
Last Line: I am gold.
Subject(s): Wisdom
Wisdom says, I am a listener:
I can hear folly in silence
And forebear the empty quibble of a fool
For at best, he is silver;
I am gold.
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