The Price

I well know that the price is great
And to pay it I bid not wait,
I'll give it whole without a murmur;
I'll Shell it out without demur.

Great enterprises know their master
And his mind knows no disaster,
For I know all toils of clammy sweat
And poor their blood without a fret!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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January 8, 2011 at 8:08 PM
Very nice poem...Jimmy
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