My Lot

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <p class="title"> MY LOT</p> <div class="stanza"> <p>My lot on earth is not all mirth,</p> <p class="i2"> Nor is it constant gloom;</p> <p>Some joys decay and fall away,</p> <p class="i2"> But leave much lasting bloom.</p> <p>My wishes are not always met,</p> <p class="i2"> And cares press hard at times;</p> <p>Yet joyous strains ne'er sink to fret,</p> <p class="i2"> Tho' dollars shrink to dimes.</p> </div> <div class="stanza"> <p>My earthly lot boasts not a cot,</p> <p class="i2"> No foot of land I own,</p> <p>No bank account nor phosphate mount,</p> <p class="i2"> Nor credit for a loan;</p> <p>But I can read my title clear</p> <p class="i2"> To mansion, robe, and crown;</p> <p>I couple these with lot down here,</p> <p class="i2"> And sing, tho' foes may frown.</p> </div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />