A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in,
A minute to smile and an hour to weep in,
A pint of joy to a peck of trouble,
And never a laugh but the moans come double;
And that is life!
A crust and a corner that love makes precious,
With a smile to warm and the tears to refresh us;
And joy seems sweeter when cares come after,
And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter;
And that is life!
Life
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Poem topics: laughter, never, sleep, laugh, precious, bread, warm, minute, trouble, joy, life, love, smile, I love you, corner, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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