Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the wind -- When he looked about him he was in a far strange country. Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the stars -- Yellow light tore sight from his eyes. "My good fool," said a learned bystander, "Your operations are mad." "You are too candid," cried the candid man, And when his stick left the head of the learned bystander It was two sticks. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF MRS. (NOW LADY) THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCH by WILLIAM COWPER THE LISTENERS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE PLANTATION CHILD'S LULLABY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR PROEM by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |