Inscription For The Ceiling Of A Bedroom Poem by Dorothy Parker

Inscription For The Ceiling Of A Bedroom

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Daily dawns another day;
I must up, to make my way.
Though I dress and drink and eat,
Move my fingers and my feet,
Learn a little, here and there,
Weep and laugh and sweat and swear,
Hear a song, or watch a stage,
Leave some words upon a page,
Claim a foe, or hail a friend-
Bed awaits me at the end.

Though I go in pride and strength,
I'll come back to bed at length.
Though I walk in blinded woe,
Back to bed I'm bound to go.
High my heart, or bowed my head,
All my days but lead to bed.
Up, and out, and on; and then
Ever back to bed again,
Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall-
I'm a fool to rise at all!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kyle Shield Laster 26 June 2008

the best poet ever. truly.

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Dorothy Parker

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Long Branch / New Jersey
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