Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JOY AND SORROW, by CLINTON SCOLLARD


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JOY AND SORROW, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Shall we let joy go by
Last Line: But lo, he lingers, bidden not to stay!
Subject(s): Grief; Happiness; Sorrow; Sadness; Joy; Delight


SHALL we let Joy go by,
He of the kindling eye?
Nay, comrade, nay!
But lo, he wends his uncompanioned way!

Shall we bid Sorrow bide,
He that is mournful-eyed?
Nay, comrade, nay!
But lo, he lingers, bidden not to stay!





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