Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FAR-SIGHTED MUSE, by DOROTHY PARKER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dark though the clouds, they are silver-lined Last Line: (this is what fetches the bacon home.) Alternate Author Name(s): Rothschild, Dorothy | ||||||||
Dark though the clouds, they are silver-lined; (This is the stuff that they like to read.) If Winter comes, Spring is right behind; (This is the stuff that the people need.) Smile, and the World will smile back at you; Aim with a grin, and you cannot miss; Laugh off your woes, and you won't feel blue. (Poetry pays when it's done like this.) Whatever is, is completely sweet; (This is the stuff that will bring in gold.) Just to be living's a perfect treat; (This is the stuff that will knock them cold.) How could we, any of us, be sad? -- Always our blessings outweigh our ills; Always there's something to make us glad. (This is the way you can pay your bills.) Everything's great, in this good old world; (This is the stuff they can always use.) God's in His heaven, the hill's dew-pearled; (This will provide for the baby's shoes.) Hunger and War do not mean a thing; -- Everything's rosy, where'er we roam; Hark, how the little birds gaily sing! (This is what fetches the bacon home.) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG FOR THE FIRST OF THE MONTH by DOROTHY PARKER SONG OF THE OPEN COUNTRY by DOROTHY PARKER |
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