Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES (3), by ABRAM JOSEPH RYAN Poet's Biography First Line: The world is sweet, and fair, and bright Last Line: Joy is life's tree -- grief but its leaf. Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
The world is sweet, and fair, and bright, And joy aboundeth everywhere, The glorious stars crown every night, And thro' the dark of ev'ry care Above us shineth heaven's light. If from the cradle to the grave We reckon all our days and hours We sure will find they give and gave Much less of thorns and more of flowers; And tho' some tears must ever lave The path we tread, upon them all The light of smiles forever lies, As o'er the rains, from clouds that fall, The sun shines sweeter in the skies. Life holdeth more of sweet than gall For ev'ry one: no matter who -- Or what their lot -- or high or low; All hearts have clouds -- but heaven's blue Wraps robes of bright around each woe; And this is truest of the true: That joy is stronger here than grief, Fills more of life, far more of years, And makes the reign of sorrow brief; Gives more of smiles for less of tears. Joy is life's tree -- grief but its leaf. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL SENTINEL SONGS: 1 by ABRAM JOSEPH RYAN |
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