Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HEALTH, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: Clear eyes, that dance with inward light
Last Line: Beneath the shining of the sun.
Subject(s): Health


Clear eyes, that dance with inward light;
Clear shining skin, so firmly white;
Muscles that tingle for the road
Or lightly lift a gallant load;
Serenity of steady nerves;
Bright beauty's soft alluring curves;
Alert response to sight and sound
And fragrance of the year's glad round, --
Ah, what is fame and what is wealth,
Matched with the rich renown of health?
And what does luxury possess,
Bought with dyspepsia's wretchedness?
Let all my singing days be spent
With honest labor, calm content;
Let sturdy body, eager mind,
Their partnership superbly bind;
And let my life's clear currents run
Beneath the shining of the sun.





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