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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MODERATION, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: Some fellows plead for just one of your glances Last Line: All that I ask for is all that there is. Subject(s): Moderation | |||
Some fellows plead for just one of your glances Asking to play with you, once in a while, Others implore for occasional chances When they may bask in the light of your smile. That's fair enough, they are modest in pleading; I'm a bit different; constantly I'm Making it plain to you—am I succeeding? All that I'm asking is all of your time! "Give me a thought, now and then," say your wooers, "I can't expect such an awful lot more." I don't resemble your other pursuers; "Think of me only," is what I implore. Think of me night-times and think of me daytimes; All of my mind with your glamour is fraught, So in your quiet, your dull or your gay times All that I'm asking is all of your thought. Others may plead for a share of affection Asking for only a bit of your heart— Though it be merely the tiniest section— I want the whole of it, not just a part. All that I ask for is all of your leisure All of your time and your love and—gee whiz, What I desire is beyond any measure. All that I ask for is all that there is. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 42 by THOMAS CAMPION TOO MUCH OF JOY IS SORROWFUL by ALICE CARY A LITTLE BREAD - A CRUST - A CRUMB by EMILY DICKINSON SONNET: OF MODERATION AND TOLERANCE by GUIDO GUINIZELLI MODERATION (1) by ROBERT HERRICK MODERATION (2) by ROBERT HERRICK ODE TO MODERATION, SELECTION by ANNABELLA PLUMPTRE |
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