Social Commentaries
The Joy-Maker
From Lincoln & Other Poems (1901)
Social Commentaries
Time’s touch can dim our sorrows and destroy,
But only Art can turn them into joy.
Cite this poem
MLA
Markham, Edwin. “The Joy-Maker.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/124/.
Chicago
Markham, Edwin. “The Joy-Maker.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/124/.
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