Living
As Created
From Riley Songs of Home (1910)
Living
There's a space for good to bloom in
Every heart of man or woman,--
And however wild or human,
Or however brimmed with gall,
Never heart may beat without it;
And the darkest heart to doubt it
Has something good about it
After all.
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “As Created.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/402/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “As Created.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/402/.
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