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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORD, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS Poet's Biography First Line: Today, whatever may annoy Last Line: Twill be today and joy again! Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton Variant Title(s): Today Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight | |||
Today, whatever may annoy, The word for me is Joy, just simple joy: The joy of life; The joy of children and of wife; The joy of bright, blue skies; The joy of rain; the glad surprise Of twinkling stars that shine at night; The joy of winged things upon their flight; The joy of noonday, and the tried True joyousness of eventide; The joy of labor, and of mirth; The joy of air, and sea, and earth -- The countless joys that ever flow from Him Whose vast beneficence doth dim The lustrous light of day, And lavish gifts divine upon our way. Whate'er there be of Sorrow I'll put off till Tomorrow, And when Tomorrow comes, why then 'Twill be Today and Joy again! | 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 |
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