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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRM BELIEF, by ANONYMOUS First Line: The thing that numbs the heart is this Last Line: "that life, to one born whole, is worth the living, / well worth the taking, having, and the giving" | |||
The thing that numbs the heart is this: That men cannot devise Some scheme of life to banish fear That lurks in most men's eyes. Fear of the lack of shelter, food, And fire for winter's cold; Fear of their children's lacking these, This in a world so old. This is my sure, my very firm belief: That life, to one born whole, is worth the living, Well worth the taking, having, and the giving. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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