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...THE OLD VIOLIN by MAURICE FRANCIS EGAN OH! BLAME NOT THE BARD by THOMAS MOORE FOUR PRELUDES ON PLAYTHINGS OF THE WIND by CARL SANDBURG SPRING'S UNFOLDING by IRENE ARCHER BOTHWELL: PART 6 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN JEFFERSON DAVIS by WALKER MERIWETHER BELL SUNKEN GARDENS by ADA VAN LOON BRANDOW VALEDICTORY; THE SCHOLAR TO THE ASHES OF HIS LIBRARY by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB |