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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORKER, by SCUDDER MIDDLETON Poet's Biography
First Line: Be quiet, worker in my breast
Last Line: Let me rest and close my eyes.
Subject(s): Hearts
First Line: Be quiet, worker in my breast
Last Line: Let me rest and close my eyes.
Subject(s): Hearts
Be quiet, worker in my breast:
You hurt me, pounding so!
Day and night your hammer rings.
What you build, I do not know.
I am tired by your effort.
I would like to be as still
As the solitary sheep
Scattered on the sunny hill.
Stop your mad, insistent beating!
Be less eager and more wise!
You are building nothing lasting.
Let me rest and close my eyes.
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