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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUMBLING-BLOCKS, by MINNIE M. SHIRK
First Line: Isn't it strange that princes and kings
Last Line: A stumbling-block, or a stepping-stone.
Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers
First Line: Isn't it strange that princes and kings
Last Line: A stumbling-block, or a stepping-stone.
Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers
Isn't it strange that princes and kings,
And clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
And common folk like you and me,
Are builders for eternity?
To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass, and a set of rules,
And each will build before life has flown
A stumbling-block, or a stepping-stone.
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