Sadia Niyat Deep Poems

Poem of the day

Answered Prayers
 by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I prayed for riches, and achieved success;
All that I touched turned into gold. Alas!
My cares were greater and my peace was less,
When that wish came to pass.

I prayed for glory, and I heard my name
Sung by sweet children and by hoary men.
But ah! the hurts - the hurts that come with fame.
...

---

Read complete poem

Popular Poets

• 1. Emily Dickinson(2415 poems)
• 2. Madison Julius Cawein(1231 poems)
• 3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox(1136 poems)
• 4. William Wordsworth(1016 poems)
• 5. Robert Burns(986 poems)
• 6. Edgar Albert Guest(945 poems)
• 7. Thomas Moore(849 poems)
• 8. Robert Service(831 poems)