Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BE CONTENTED, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "the fish that gets away, my boy" Last Line: And fame will find you yet Subject(s): Contentment;fish & Fishing | ||||||||
THE fish that gets away, my boy, The biggest seems to be; Likewise upon the topmost branch The choicest fruits we see. And yet the fish we catch are good, The fruit we pluck is fine, So be contented with your lot, 'T is idle to repine. Don't mourn the fish that gets away, But glory in your catch; The fruit upon the lower limb The highest ones may match. Waste neither time nor tears upon The things you fail to get, But make the most of what you have, And fame will find you yet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN THE GREAT BLACK HERON by DENISE LEVERTOV ISLA MUJERES by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SCHOOLS OF LITTLE FISH by MARVIN BELL TWO PICTURES OF A LEAF by MARVIN BELL OF FISH AND FISHERMEN by JOHN CIARDI TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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