WHO can be dull or wrapped in unconcern Knowing a world so clamorous and keen; A world of ardent conflict, honest spleen, And healthy, hot desires too swift to turn; Vivid and vulgar—with no heart to learn... See how that drudge, a thing unkempt, unclean, Laughs with the royal laughter of a queen. Even in her the eager fires burn. Who can be listless in these stirring hours When, with athletic courage, we engage To storm, with fierce abandon, sterner powers And meet indifference with a joyful rage; Thrilled with a purpose and the dream that towers Out of this arrogant and blundering age. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NATURA NATURANS by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH FORGIVENESS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES MODERN MOSES, OR 'MY POLICY' MAN by JAMES MADISON BELL HUNTING: OPENING by JULIANA BERNERS NATALIA'S RESURRECTION: 8 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE FINAL WAR by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |