WITH one short week of preparation The whole of the world was made by me And yet I work'd out the plan of creation For thousands of years full thoughtfully. Creation itself is a mere act of motion That's easily done in a very short time; And yet the plan, the primary notion, -- 'Tis that that proves the artist sublime. Three hundred long years have I been taking In solving the question by slow degrees As to which was the proper manner of making Both Doctors of Law and little fleas. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY (2) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SONG: THE STRICKEN DEER by THOMAS MOORE A RECEIPT TO CURE THE VAPOURS by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU KNOWLEDGE AFTER DEATH by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING DEBORAH: THE SONG OF DEBORAH by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |