Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOME RULE, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE


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First Line: Oh, to be glad as a bird!
Last Line: At home, not foreign parts.
Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge
Subject(s): Birds; Serenity


OH, to be glad as a bird!
Never to be put out!
Not to be ruffled by look or word,
But both to meet like the bluest day
That charms the world in May!

Oh, to live on and on!
Travel the world about,
As cloud sails or as sails a swan,
When skies are blue and waters bright
Bearing serene delight!

Bearing a smile like the sun,
Break on to-day and to-morrow,
Soothing the eyes of sorrow,
And giving a cause for none!
This is to be a queen or a king,
Not of countries but hearts;
This is to conquer everything
At home, not foreign parts.





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