Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CONTENT, by PHIL PERKINS


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First Line: Happy is he who through life's toil and care
Last Line: "and truly say, ""dear lord, I am content."
Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight


Happy is he who through life's toil and care
Can bid farewell unto the setting sun
And feel contentment full within his soul
For having sought and gained a worthy goal.

Happy is he when twilight hours draw near,
And one by one the evening stars appear,
If he can look back on each hour of day
And feel content that none had gone astray.

Happy is he who through life's toil and care
Can pause to scatter sunshine everywhere,
And close his eyes and rest from labors spent
And truly say, "Dear Lord, I am content."





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