The Better Choice

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The Better Choice

The wintry sun is a miser,

Whose joy is to hoard and hold,

But the summer sun is wiser—

He freely spends his gold.

With lavish and broad dispersal,

Around and beneath and above,

He sows his wealth universal,

And reaps universal love.

Title
The Better Choice
Identifier
greatwar_watsonretro039
Item sets
Retrogression and Other Poems
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