Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF A SPENDTHRIFT, by ANNETTE WYNNE First Line: I had a thousand dollars - a sudden rain of pelf Last Line: Than book and bank and emptiness to carry down the years. Subject(s): Happiness; Singing & Singers; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
I had a thousand dollars -- a sudden rain of pelf. I said, "I'll buy me now a shining treasure for myself." And so I went outside and bought a whole long day of joy, A thousand dollars' worth of something nothing can destroy. I go about my living now, a slave for food and bed, But I'd rather have that day of joy than a year of idle bread. I'd rather have that day of joy, with its singing in my ears, Than book and bank and emptiness to carry down the years. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS by ANNETTE WYNNE |
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