Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TIME TO BE CROSS, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: The time to be cross is when you have found Last Line: It's time to be crosswith yourself. Subject(s): Anger; Pride; Strength; Self-esteem; Self-respect | ||||||||
The time to be cross is when you have found That some petty trouble has made You forget for the nonce all else but the wound And rightly or wrongly upbraid; For nothing is gained by anger or pride, They both should be hid on Time's shelf, And if you give way when troubles betide It's time to be crosswith yourself. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROCK AND HAWK by ROBINSON JEFFERS GODOLPHIN HORNE, WHO WAS CURSED WITH THE SIN OF PRIDE, AND BECAME A BOOT-BLACK by HILAIRE BELLOC PRIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE THIN EDGE OF YOUR PRIDE: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH PRIMER LESSON by CARL SANDBURG HAEC FABULA DOCET by ROBERT FROST VICTIM OF HIMSELF by MARVIN BELL A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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