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Poem
September 13, 1898
The Daily Morning Astorian
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
What is this article about?
A reflective poem advising to evaluate the day's worth by acts of kindness and self-denial that ease others' hearts, deeming a day without such acts worse than lost.
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If we sit down at set of sun and count the things that we have done,
And counting find
That self-denying act, one word,
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it went,
Then we may count the day well spent.
But if through all the livelong day
We've eased no heart by yea or nay:
If through it all
We've nothing done that we can trace
That brought the sunshine to a face,
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost,
Then count that day as worse than lost.
And counting find
That self-denying act, one word,
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it went,
Then we may count the day well spent.
But if through all the livelong day
We've eased no heart by yea or nay:
If through it all
We've nothing done that we can trace
That brought the sunshine to a face,
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost,
Then count that day as worse than lost.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Daily Reflection
Acts Of Kindness
Self Denial
Moral Evaluation
Sunshine Metaphor
Poem Details
Subject
Reflection On A Well Spent Day
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas In Iambic Meter
Key Lines
If We Sit Down At Set Of Sun And Count The Things That We Have Done,
Then We May Count The Day Well Spent.
Then Count That Day As Worse Than Lost.