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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FUTURES, by BEULA CHAMBERLAIN
First Line: One counts the future that is his
Last Line: Lest rain or wind should mar its loveliness.
Subject(s): Aging; Future
First Line: One counts the future that is his
Last Line: Lest rain or wind should mar its loveliness.
Subject(s): Aging; Future
One counts the future that is his
With steady fingers,
Piling the years in row
Like smooth round dollars, ready for his use.
One flings it from him, out among the crowd,
Gay showers of confetti, caring but
To make men glad.
And one holds close within his eager hand
Tending it as a rare and delicate flower
Lest rain or wind should mar its loveliness.
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