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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MORAL EMBLEM OF MATURITY, by ROBERT NATHAN
First Line: Man grows up
Last Line: About myself.
Subject(s): Maturity; Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: Man grows up
Last Line: About myself.
Subject(s): Maturity; Solitude; Loneliness
Man grows up
In quietness.
As he grows older,
He talks less.
When he is old
He sits among
Gray grandfathers
And holds his tongue.
I'd rather sit
By a wine shelf
And tell people
About myself.
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