Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIG GAME, by ALEX. C. D. NOE First Line: I may save a million pounds Last Line: And know I once was there. Subject(s): Fullness; Good Samaritan; Humanity; Life; Satiation | ||||||||
I may save a million pounds And store it in a bank, Or entertain a million men With humor wild and rank; And set the world agaping With the fodder bills I've paid, But I'd like a better credit When the final game is played. Oh, I'd like to count my assets A dozen million smiles, A million burdens lifted O'er ten thousand million miles. And when, at last, I come to meet My manhood face to face, I'd like to know that I had made The world a better place. To know I'd faced the battle, And bravely manned the guns; Had kept my batting average high And helped to score the runs; That when I cross the Borderline And step upon the stair, I'll cast a proud look back to earth, And know I once was there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE'S VAGRANT by CLINTON SCOLLARD SUSSEX DRINKING SONG by HILAIRE BELLOC JOY (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON VISIONS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ALBION by WILLIAM BLAKE ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL by JOHN BYROM BETH GELERT; OR, THE GRAVE OF THE GREYHOUND by WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER HE WISHES FOR THE CLOTHS OF HEAVEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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