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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLESSINGS, by WINIFRED MARY LETTS Poet's Biography
First Line: It's what I thank god for each night
Last Line: No more I'd claim.
First Line: It's what I thank god for each night
Last Line: No more I'd claim.
It's what I thank God for each night--
A little cabin that's mine by right,
The strength of a man for work or fight,
And food and light.
It's what I thank God for each day--
A wife with never too much to say,
A wife, a dog, and a chile for play;
For those I'd pray.
I thank God for the Land I tread,
A pipe to smoke and an easy bed,
The thatch I made that's over my head,
And daily bread.
I thank God for an Irish name,
And a son of mine to bear the same,
My own to love me and none to blame
No more I'd claim.
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