Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GRIND, by EMMETT MALOY COUNTS


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THE GRIND, by                    
First Line: Thrill, bard, sing of the dale and the river
Last Line: Too busy to think.
Subject(s): Slavery; Serfs


Thrill, bard, sing of the dale and the river;
Trill, bird, pipe your lay to the sky;
Slave, I, soul and energy giver—
Too busy am I.

Churn, sea, forward and backward forever;
Turn you, freeman, away from the snow;
Chained, I, bound Arcadyward never—
Too busy to go.

Muse, friend, following booster and scoffer;
Choose and ponder the depths you drink;
Lost, I, to all that reveries offer—
Too busy to think.





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