Our lives are Swiss - So still - so Cool - Till some odd afternoon The Alps neglect their Curtains And we look farther on! Italy stands the other side! While like a guard between - The solemn Alps - The siren Alps Forever intervene! Papa above! Regard a Mouse O'erpowered by the Cat! Reserve within thy kingdom A "Mansion" for the Rat! Snug in seraphic Cupboards To nibble all the day While unsuspecting Cycles Wheel solemnly away! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO JOHN KEATS, POET, AT SPRING TIME by COUNTEE CULLEN UPON JULIA'S VOICE by ROBERT HERRICK BALLAD: TIME OF ROSES by THOMAS HOOD THE PHANTOM SHIP by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SONNET: 10. TO THE LADY MARGARET LEY by JOHN MILTON |