Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A BAG OF TOOLS, by R. L. SHARPE


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A BAG OF TOOLS, by                    
First Line: Isn't it strange / that princes and kings
Last Line: Or a steppingstone.
Variant Title(s): Stumbling Block Or Steppingstone
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


ISN'T IT strange
That princes and kings,
And clowns that caper
In sawdust rings,
And common people
Like you and me
Are builders for eternity?

Each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass,
A book of rules;
And each must make --
Ere life is flown --
A stumbling block
Or a steppingstone.





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