Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: Lord, let me live like a regular man Last Line: And drop a regular tear! Subject(s): Courage; Valor; Bravery | ||||||||
LORD, LET ME LIVE like a Regular Man, With Regular friends and true; Let me play the game on a Regular plan And play it that way all through; Let me win or lose with a Regular smile And never be known to whine, For that is a Regular Fellow's style And I want to make it mine! Oh, give me a Regular chance in life, The same as the rest, I pray, And give me a Regular girl for wife To help me along the way; Let us know the lot of humanity, Its regular woes and joys, And raise a Regular family Of Regular girls and boys! Let me live to a Regular good old age, With Regular snow-white hair, Having done my labor and earned my wage And played my game for fair; And so at last when the people scan My face on its peaceful bier, They'll say, "Well, he was a Regular Man!" And drop a Regular tear! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNLESS IT WAS COURAGE by MARVIN BELL THE QUALITY OF COURAGE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ON THE OREGON COAST; FOR WILLIAM STAFFORD by ROBERT BLY WORDS WITH WALLACE STEVENS by ROBERT BLY BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON OH, THE WATER by DORIANNE LAUX |
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