2007-07-07 03:13:15 · 2 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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In the Country
THIS life is sweetest; in this wood
I hear no children cry for food;
I see no woman, white with care;
No man, with muscled wasting here.
No doubt it is a selfish thing
To fly from human suffering;
No doubt he is a selfish man,
Who shuns poor creatures, sad and wan.
But 'tis a wretched life to face
Hunger in almost every place;
Cursed with a hand that's empty, when
The heart is full to help all men.
Can I admire the statue great,
When living men starve at its feet!
Can I admire the park's green tree,
A roof for homeless misery!
W.H. Davies
2007-07-07 05:16:40 · update #1