I HE sees the world as a boisterous place Where all things bear a laughing face, And humorous scenes go hourly on, Does John. II They find the world a pleasant place Where all is ecstasy and grace, Where a light has risen that cannot wane, Do John and Jane. III They see as a palace their cottage-place, Containing a pearl of the human race, A hero, maybe, hereafter styled, Do John and Jane with a baby-child. IV They rate the world as a gruesome place, Where fair looks fade to a skull's grimace, - As a pilgrimage they would fain get done - Do John and Jane with their worthless son. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THREE SILENCES IN THAILAND by KAREN SWENSON SOLDIER: TWENTIETH CENTURY by ISAAC ROSENBERG GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE PREFACE by EDWARD TAYLOR PANEGYRIC by ABU BAKR MUHUMMAD WATER TOWER AT WALDO by DAISY MARITA BISHOP THE WEDDING FEAST: 3 by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH IN MEMORIAM: J. MACMEIKIN; DIED APRIL 1883 by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |