Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SENIOR'S PLEA, by JOHN CURTIS UNDERWOOD


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A SENIOR'S PLEA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dear father: once you said, 'my son'
Last Line: "and I can stand a loan."
Subject(s): Clergy; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops


"DEAR Father: Once you said, 'My son,
To manhood you have grown;
Make others trust you, trust yourself,
And learn to stand alone!'

"Now, father, soon I graduate,
And those who long have shown
How well they trust me, want their pay,
And I can stand a loan."





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