Poems of Purpose
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Torrance, California, United States
999 Copies Available from This Seller
(You can add more at checkout.)
Item Price
NZ$33.14NZ$29.83
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
MP3 Audio CD. Poems of Purpose
A GOOD SPORT
I was a little lad, and the older boys called to me from the pier:
They called to me: ‘Be a sport: be a sport! Leap in and swim!’
I leaped in and swam, though I had never been taught a stroke.
Then I was made a hero, and they all shouted:
‘Well done! Well done,
Brave boy, you are a sport, a good sport!’
And I was very glad.
But now I wish I had learned to swim the right way,
Or had never learned at all.
Now I regret that day,
For it led to my fall.
I was a youth, and I heard the older men talking of the road to
wealth;
They talked of bulls and bears, of buying on margins,
And they said, ‘Be a sport, my boy, plunge in and win or lose it all!
It is the only way to fortune.’
So I plunged in and won; and the older men patted me on the back,
And they said, ‘You are a sport, my boy, a good sport!’
And I was very glad.
But now I wish I had lost all I ventured on that day—
Yes, wish I had lost it all.
For it was the wrong way,
And pushed me to my fall.
A GOOD SPORT
I was a little lad, and the older boys called to me from the pier:
They called to me: ‘Be a sport: be a sport! Leap in and swim!’
I leaped in and swam, though I had never been taught a stroke.
Then I was made a hero, and they all shouted:
‘Well done! Well done,
Brave boy, you are a sport, a good sport!’
And I was very glad.
But now I wish I had learned to swim the right way,
Or had never learned at all.
Now I regret that day,
For it led to my fall.
I was a youth, and I heard the older men talking of the road to
wealth;
They talked of bulls and bears, of buying on margins,
And they said, ‘Be a sport, my boy, plunge in and win or lose it all!
It is the only way to fortune.’
So I plunged in and won; and the older men patted me on the back,
And they said, ‘You are a sport, my boy, a good sport!’
And I was very glad.
But now I wish I had lost all I ventured on that day—
Yes, wish I had lost it all.
For it was the wrong way,
And pushed me to my fall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- IDB Productions (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9781776768400
- Title
- Poems of Purpose
- Author
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Format/Binding
- MP3 Audio CD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 999
Terms of Sale
IDB Productions
Due to the nature of these products, there are no refunds for our CD's
About the Seller
IDB Productions
Biblio member since 2015
Torrance, California
About IDB Productions
Listnerz.com offers classic audio books and is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service.