Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I SHALL NOT CARE, by GERTRUDE B. GUNDERSON


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I SHALL NOT CARE, by                    
First Line: While any lonely dog I meet
Last Line: I shall not care.
Subject(s): Friendship; Happiness; Sympathy; Joy; Delight; Empathy


While any lonely dog I meet
Will follow me along the street,
As if at last he owned a friend
Who could dog-feelings comprehend;
Looks into my face
With a swaying grace,
Eyes glowing with a dumb caress
For adding to his happiness—
No matter what stark load I bear,
I shall not care.

While happy little children greet
Me with a shout of joy complete,
And hail me as a pal of theirs
And let me in on their affairs;
Put their hands in mine,
Merry eyes a-shine,
Insisting on a gleeful trip
Through worlds of real companionship—
Whatever else I fail to share,
I shall not care.

While faces furrowed by long years,
Light up with joy and dry their tears,
Their smiles return, their lips will pray
A blessing on a happy day;
Their faces glow
Because they know
An hour of sympathy from me—
Then I have found Life's golden key;
If there are monuments more fair
I shall not care.





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