Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DAY, by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER Poet's Biography First Line: What does it take to make a day? Last Line: A lot of love along the way. | ||||||||
What does it take to make a day? A lot of love along the way: It takes a morning and a noon, A father's voice, a mother's croon; It takes some task to challenge all The powers that a man may call His own: the powers of mind and limb; A whispered word of love; a hymn Of hope -- a comrade's cheer -- A baby's laughter and a tear; It takes a dream, a hope, a cry Of need from some soul passing by; A sense of brotherhood and love; A purpose sent from God above; It takes a sunset in the sky, The stars of night, the winds that sigh; It takes a breath of scented air, A mother's kiss, a baby's prayer. That is what it takes to make a day: A lot of love along the way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MIRACLE OF A MAJESTIC MOOD by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER SILENCE IS THE SOUL OF PRAYER by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER IN THE HEART OF A CHILD by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER JUDEAN HILLS ARE HOLY by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER LEST THOU FORGET IN THE YEARS BETWEEN by WILLIAM LEROY STIDGER MY SWEET BROWN GAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR FATHER O'FLYNN by ALFRED PERCEVAL GRAVES THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK by HERMAN MELVILLE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 13 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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