Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: I should like to be rich,' said young tom, with a sigh Last Line: You will find that young tom is a true millionaire. Subject(s): Kindness; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes | ||||||||
"I should like to be rich," said young Tom, with a sigh; "There are so many things I am aching to buy! Oh, would I had money, and would it were lent, To good steady payers, at fifteen per cent!" Now it chanced a wise man, just in passing, had heard Tom's sighs and repining, each covetous word; So he took the young fellow astride of his knee, And taught him to grow just as rich as could be. And this way 'twas done. Every once in a while Tom would lend to some neighbor -- a sunshiny smile; And every time, for the smile he had lent, Tom got two in return. That's one hundred per cent! Bright greetings, warm kisses, kind deeds on the sly, All bring him an interest equally high; And before many days, I am bold to declare, You will find that young Tom is a true millionaire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS IMAGINE YOURSELF by EVE MERRIAM THE PROPHET by LUCILLE CLIFTON I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH LAST VISIT TO THE SWIMMING POOL SOVIETS by KENNETH REXROTH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A YOUNG ANARCHIST by KENNETH REXROTH A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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