Love

The Twa Cheerless

by Josephine Preston Peabody 1874–1922

From The Singing Leaves (1903)

Love

Eh, is there nothing doing?
Then give your soul good heed;
And show yourself the miracles
That you would like to read,
As long as you’re in need.

And then suppose I sing myself
—And if you will, give ear,—
The very song I never heard,
But I would like to hear:
And this, man, will be cheer!

MLA

Peabody, Josephine Preston. “The Twa Cheerless.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/59/.

Chicago

Peabody, Josephine Preston. “The Twa Cheerless.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/59/.

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