Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MISPLACED SYMPATHY, by ZOE H. FELDWISCH


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MISPLACED SYMPATHY, by                    
First Line: Poor city man! I pity you
Last Line: Your unseeing eyes need my sympathy!
Subject(s): Cities; Country Life; Sympathy; Urban Life; Empathy


Poor city man! I pity you,
Deep in my heart, I really do.
Hearing you say as you did today,
"How tiresome to make small towns this way;
A man might as well in prison stay,
As to travel the country roads, I say."

Would you like better the city street,
The hurrying throng with no thought at all
For the men and women who toil and rush
Hither and yon at the time-clock's call?

Why, man! I woke at break of day,
Hearing a lovely cardinal say,
"Pretty -- pretty -- pretty, the day is fine,
Wake up! Wake up! Oh, friend of mine,
Thanks for the meal your hands have spread;
Sunflower seeds are my daily bread."

Trees are budding, tulips are up
Out of snow-covered garden bed --
In a very short time their gorgeous bloom
Will be a riot of color red.

So let me travel the country way,
Friendly trees lining the paths I stray,
Leading to joys that are always new,
Lovely green meadows and skies so blue;
Poor city man, don't pity me,
Your unseeing eyes need my sympathy!





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