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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER ALL, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH Poet's Biography
First Line: We think all day the things that count
Last Line: Beside a fire, and welcome there.
First Line: We think all day the things that count
Last Line: Beside a fire, and welcome there.
We think all day the things that count
Are wages, profits -- some amount
We make or earn, or stow away;
Then sinks the sun, then ends the day,
Then once again we homeward turn --
And how we hope the candles burn!
We dream all day of honor, fame,
We think that praise, applause, acclaim,
Are worth the winning; then the light
Dies down the west, and comes the night;
We homeward turn -- and, at the end,
Oh, how we hope we find a friend!
Gold, honor, these we seek in life;
The press of crowds, the hurt of strife,
We bravely bear; then shadows fall,
And then we hunger, after all,
For just a house, and just a chair
Beside a fire, and welcome there.
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