Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG OF A QUIET LIFE, by MARION KILROY


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SONG OF A QUIET LIFE, by                    
First Line: If I can find a loveliness
Last Line: With simple things like these?
Subject(s): Contentment


If I can find a loveliness
In diamonds in the snow,
If I can hear a symphony
Wherever tree-tops blow,
And if I'm dressed in cloth of gold
While standing in the sun,
Should that not be quite wealth enough
For me, or anyone?

If I can find a palace here
Within four little rooms,
If warm spice cake and apple pie
Are rarest of perfumes,
And best of all my husband is
A prince in dungarees,
Am I a fool to be content
With simple things like these?





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