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Say! You've struck a heap of trouble --
Bust in business, lost your wife;
No one cares a cent about you,
You don't care a cent for life;
Hard luck has of hope bereft you,
Health is failing, wish you'd die --
Why, you've still the sunshine left you
And the big, blue sky.
Sky so blue it makes you wonder
If it's heaven shining through;
Earth so smiling 'way out yonder,
Sun so bright it dazzles you;
Birds a-singing, flowers a-flinging
All their fragrance on the breeze;
Dancing shadows, green, still meadows --
Don't you mope, you've still got these.
These, and none can take them from you;
These, and none can weigh their worth.
What! you're tired and broke and beaten? --
Why, you're rich -- you've got the earth!
Yes, if you're a tramp in tatters,
While the blue sky bends above
You've got nearly all that matters --
You've got God, and God is love.
Robert William Service
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Uchenna Nnodum
(8/11/2009 9:23:00 PM) |
wow this is 10+.Them, massage was great a real confort in human sorrows.what would makes smile when we think we've lost eveything.
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Albert Ahearn
(8/11/2009 8:57:00 AM) |
I rated you a nine. Great message! Nice work.
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Kevin Straw
(8/11/2009 5:37:00 AM) |
I'm afraid nature comes a poor second to a job that allows you to appreciate it.
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Neo Riddick
(8/11/2008 10:14:00 PM) |
I do not believe in god, but I respect the beliefs of others. This poem was inspiring, and so very full of hope. Thats how I felt after I read the words. Beautiful in every way.
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Leon D. Guerrero
(8/11/2008 6:29:00 PM) |
Doesn't this one make you feel like wanting more? Those kind of pieces are wonderfull! Just like this
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Marla Byeuttif
(8/11/2008 1:27:00 PM) |
Not the kind of comfort that comes easily. But the sincerity is there. A well written piece of poetry. I can see why it is still be read.
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Polar Bear
(8/11/2007 5:51:00 PM) |
it's true, when you feel like you have absolutely nothing and no one, god's still there for you and that knowledge gives the greatest 'comfort'.
i like this poem alot, it's one of my favorites now. :)
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Marilyn Lott
(8/11/2007 4:58:00 PM) |
I love this poem and love his style. I will definitely
read more!
Marilyn
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Adeline Foster
(8/11/2007 3:59:00 PM) |
Poem of the day, August 10,2007: One of my favorite authors, Robert Service comes through again. Pathos, comedy, or just plain fellow feeling, his poetry has it all. Poetry so timeless it could have been written this very hour for every one of us.
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