I like a lad of muscles big, And lungs of shouting size, Of active feet and figure trig And brightly beaming eyes; A lad who well can run a race, And push a paddle well, Or breast the waves with fishy grace, Or raise the schoolboy yell. But while he's strong for work and fun, I want him stronger still, -- Yes, strong to help some weaker one, And strong of righteous will, And strong to pray, and strong to praise, And strong to answer No; And if he's strong in all these ways, He'll conquer every foe. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOSSAMER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO -, WITH A ROSE by SIDNEY LANIER THE LANDSCAPE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PICKING AND CHOOSING by MARIANNE MOORE GLASS HOUSES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE REVEALER by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |