After wandering afar, over the world,
Life in cities, marriages, motehrhood--
(They all married, and I am homeless, alone.
After wandering afar, over the world,
Life in cities, marriages, motehrhood--
(They all married, and I am homeless, alone.
How proud of father's rise in the world!
It is all forgotten, save by us, the memories,
Who are forgotten by the world.
Where is my boy, my boy --
In what far part of the world?
They have chiseled on my stone the words:
'His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him
That nature might stand up and say to all the world,
This was a man.
the bait that you crave is in view:
A woman with money you want to marry,
Presitge, place, or power in the world.
But here is a joke of cosmic size:
The urge of nature that made a man
Evolve from his brain a spiritual life --
Oh miracle of the world!
Dust of my dust,
And dust with my dust,
O, child who died as you entered the world,
Dead with my death!
The idea danced before us as a flag;
The sound of martial music;
The thrill of carrying a gun;
Advancement in the world on coming home;
A glint of glory, wrath for foes;
A dream of duty to country or to God.
She took my strength by the minutes,
She took my life by hours,
She drained me like a fevered moon
That saps the spinning world.
My offense was this:
I said God lied to Adam, and destined him
to lead the life of a fool,
Ignorant that there is evil in the world as well as good.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories