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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HER THIRD BIRTHDAY, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: My tiny lady, can it
Last Line: For you to dream upon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Birthdays; Children; Childhood
First Line: My tiny lady, can it
Last Line: For you to dream upon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Birthdays; Children; Childhood
MY tiny lady, can it
Be true that you and I,
On something called a planet,
Are somewhere in the sky?
Yes -- and at such a tearing
And madcap speed we've spun,
That you, with dreadful daring,
Have thrice been round the sun.
Nay, it yet more amazes,
That my far-venturing girl
Can be as fresh as daisies
After so wild a whirl!
And now 'neath western billow
The sun is put to bed,
And you, too, on your pillow
Must lay a golden head.
Ah, tears -- they come so quickly,
For grief so quickly gone!
Yet joys have rained as thickly,
For you to dream upon.
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