Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHIRK OR WORK?, by GRACE BORDELON AGATE First Line: It is easy to sit in the sunshine Last Line: Until it has been on his back. Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Leisure; Work; Workers | ||||||||
It is easy to sit in the sunshine And talk to the man in the shade; It is easy to float in a lovely boat, And point out the places to wade. It is easy to tell the toiler How best he can carry his pack, But no one can rate a burden's weight Until it has been on his back. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER WORKING SIXTY HOURS AGAIN FOR WHAT REASON by HICOK. BOB DAY JOB AND NIGHT JOB by ANDREW HUDGINS BIXBY'S LANDING by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON BUILDING WITH STONE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS IN CALIFORNIA: MORNING, EVENING, LATE JANUARY by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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