TEMPORARY WELL BEING - Kenneth Burke Poems

 
 

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TEMPORARY WELL BEING
The pond is plenteous
The land is lush,
And having turned off the news
I am for the moment mellow.

  With my book in one hand
  And my drink in the other
  What more could I want

But fame,
Better health,
And ten million dollars?

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