Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NEED OF LOVING, by STRICKLAND GILLILAN


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NEED OF LOVING, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Folk need a lot of loving in the morning
Last Line: Folks need a lot of loving all the while.
Subject(s): Love; Religion; Theology


FOLK need a lot of loving in the morning;
The day is all before, with cares beset --
The cares we know, and they that give no warning;
For love is God's own antidote for fret.

Folk need a heap of loving at the noontime --
In the battle lull, the moment snatched from strife --
Halfway between the waking and the croontime,
While bickering and worriment are rife.

Folk hunger so for loving at the nighttime,
When wearily they take them home to rest --
At slumber song and turning-out-the-light time --
Of all the times for loving, that's the best.

Folk want a lot of loving every minute --
The sympathy of others and their smile!
Till life's end, from the moment they begin it,
Folks need a lot of loving all the while.





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