I know the names of all great stars That move across the midnight sky, But I am caged within a house And may not see them trooping by; I know the names of child and man That pass to school or work each day, But I am walled by little cares And do not greet them on their way. O splendor of the unveiled night, A radiance of the friendly eye, Why have I neither will nor wit To go and join you trooping by! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OPPOSITES by KATHERINE MANSFIELD WISDOM COMETH WITH THE YEARS by COUNTEE CULLEN FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE by EMMA LAZARUS |