Living
Reward
From Poems of Optimism (1913)
Living
Fate used me meanly; but I looked at her and laughed,
That none might know how bitter was the cup I quaffed.
Along came Joy, and paused beside me where I sat,
Saying, 'I came to see what you were laughing at.'
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MLA
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Reward.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/597/.
Chicago
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Reward.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/597/.
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