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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEFORE A WINDOW, by HELEN BLODGETT ERWIN
First Line: Oh, little boy who gazes through the glass
Last Line: "I only say, ""you know, they soon would break."
Subject(s): Happiness; Longing; Windows; Joy; Delight
First Line: Oh, little boy who gazes through the glass
Last Line: "I only say, ""you know, they soon would break."
Subject(s): Happiness; Longing; Windows; Joy; Delight
Oh, little boy who gazes through the glass
With wistful eyes at all the pretty toys,
And thinks that could you own them you would be
Recipient of more than earthly joys --
I wish that I might grant your heart's desire,
Might still, for once, at least, the longing ache.
They are not mine to give, dear lad, and so
I only say, "You know, they soon would break."
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