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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RUGGEDNESS, by HOLLEY PERRY
First Line: I like the rugged things of life
Last Line: Who toils with dirt all day.
Subject(s): Wilderness
First Line: I like the rugged things of life
Last Line: Who toils with dirt all day.
Subject(s): Wilderness
I like the rugged things of life
Weatherbeaten and worn;
A horse with wind-blown mane and tail
In harness at early morn;
A cedar growing in the rocks
With branches gnarled and bent;
A cactus tall, and arrowheads
Carved and chipped from flint;
A man -- robust with bronze-tan face,
Deepset with eyes steel-gray,
In boots and soiled old hat
Who toils with dirt all day.
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