 
The Quiet Life
happy the man, whose wish and care
a few paternal acres bound,
content to breathe his native air
in his own ground.
 whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
whose flocks supply him with attire;
whose trees in summer yield him shade,
in winter fire.
blest who can unconcern'dly find
hours, days, and years, slide soft away
in health of body, peace of mind,
quiet by day.
sound sleep by night; study and ease
together mixt, sweet recreation,
and innocence, which most does please
with meditation.
thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
the unlamented let me die;
steal from the world, and not a stone
tell where i lie.
(From Standard Ten)
(Since we started to attend Primary School, we learned many Myanmar and English poems. Among them this is my favourite one.)
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