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Barter
By Sara Teasdale
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
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| Brenda L. Gentile on December 31, 2009, 6:03 pm | This is one of Sara Teasdale's best. During the late 50's and early 60's, Jr. High Schools and High Schools required students to read this poem. The great poems of old are dying out now, as modern stuff enters school textbooks. Too bad.... I once memorized this poem.
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