A SPECKLED cat and a tame hare Eat at my hearthstone And sleep there; And both look up to me alone For learning and defence As I look up to Providence. I start out of my sleep to think Some day I may forget Their food and drink; Or, the house door left unshut, The hare may run till it's found The horn's sweet note and the tooth of the hound. I bear a burden that might well try Men that do all by rule, And what can I That am a wandering-witted fool But pray to God that He ease My great responsibilities? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 2 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS LOST AT SEA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) H. SACRAMENT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT RETREATS by CARRIE ADAMS BERRY TO ROBERT SOUTHEY by MARIA GOWEN BROOKS |