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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR A BIRTHDAY, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: At two years old the world he sees
Last Line: At two years old.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway
Subject(s): Birthdays; Children; Childhood
First Line: At two years old the world he sees
Last Line: At two years old.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway
Subject(s): Birthdays; Children; Childhood
AT TWO years old the world he sees
Must seem expressly made to please!
Such new-found words and games to try,
Such sudden mirth, he knows not why,
So many curiosities!
As life about him, by degrees
Discloses all its pageantries
He watches with approval shy
At two years old.
With wonders tired he takes his ease
At dusk, upon his mother's knees:
A little laugh, a little cry,
Put toys to bed, then "seepy-bye" --
The world is made of such as these
At two years old.
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