Living
Saturday
From Maurine and Other Poems (1888)
Living
Now with the almost finished task make haste;
So near the night thou hast no time to waste.
Post up accounts, and let thy Soul's eyes look
For flaws and errors in Life's ledger-book.
When labors cease,
How sweet the sense of peace!
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MLA
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Saturday.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/176/.
Chicago
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Saturday.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/176/.
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