Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WEALTH, by MARION SCHMIDT


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WEALTH, by                    
First Line: I never had an orchid in all my life
Last Line: For I have had a son for sixteen years.
Subject(s): Money


I never had an orchid in all my life;
Dimes loom large, economies are rife;
For me no mink will ever come to harm,
The lowly little rabbit keeps me warm;
One tiny diamond is the sum of my gems;
I've never seen Vienna, the Louvre or the Thames;
Yet many a pampered beauty could pay me jealous tears --
For I have had a son for sixteen years.





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