"Arcturus" is his other name - I'd rather call him "Star." It's very mean of Science To go and interfere! I slew a worm the other day - A "Savant" passing by Murmured "Resurgam" - "Centipede"! "Oh Lord - how frail are we"! I pull a flower from the woods - A monster with a glass Computes the stamens in a breath - And has her in a "class"! Whereas I took the Butterfly Aforetime in my hat - He sits erect in "Cabinets" - The Clover bells forgot. What once was "Heaven" Is "Zenith" now - Where I proposed to go When Time's brief masquerade was done Is mapped and charted too. What if the poles should frisk about And stand upon their heads! I hope I'm ready for "the worst" - Whatever prank betides! Perhaps the "Kingdom of Heaven's" changed - I hope the "Children" there Won't be "new fashioned" when I come - And laugh at me - and stare - I hope the Father in the skies Will lift his little girl - Old fashioned - naught - everything - Over the stile of "Pearl." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE THE PRAYER PERFECT by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY SONNET: 2 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A SPRING CAROL by ALFRED AUSTIN AN ESSAY TOWARDS A CHARACTER OF HIS SACRED MAJESTY KING JAMES II by PHILIP AYRES TO A FRIEND ON HER BIRTH-DAY by BERNARD BARTON |