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"Laugh, and the world laughs with you Weep, and you weep alone." Its the sad old end for many with friends Who's hearts are cold as stone. "Sing, and the hills will answer Sigh, it is lost on the air." Grim words expressed by maiden distressed And spurned while voicing care. "Rejoice, and men will seek you" Grieve, and they turn and go? It shouts full measure the painful displeasure Of a heart immersed in woe. We can be glad for the lessons, The pain that rhyme unveils. Be careful to choose but a loyal few To lean on when hardship rails. "Feast, and the halls are crowded" Fast, let the world go by. Comfort is real and gladly we feel The touch of a friend when we cry. We can dance in the halls of pleasure With guests in a casual vain, But nature demands, strong, trustworthy hands In the narrow aisles of pain.
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Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 at 2:33 AM UTC
Inspired by Ella Wheeler Wilcox' Solitude
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you Weep, and you weep alone." Its the sad old end for many with friends Who's hearts are cold as stone. "Sing, and the hills will answer Sigh, it is lost on the air." Grim words expressed by maiden distressed And spurned while voicing care. "Rejoice, and men will seek you" Grieve, and they turn and go? It shouts full measure the painful displeasure Of a heart immersed in woe. We can be glad for the lessons, The pain that rhyme unveils. Be careful to choose but a loyal few To lean on when hardship rails. "Feast, and the halls are crowded" Fast, let the world go by. Comfort is real and gladly we feel The touch of a friend when we cry. We can dance in the halls of pleasure With guests in a casual vain, But nature demands, strong, trustworthy hands In the narrow aisles of pain.
mark-wanless
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Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 at 2:33 AM UTC
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