NATURE
Until we met the solid town,
No man he seemed to know;
And bowing with a mighty look
At me, the sea withdrew.
No man he seemed to know;
And bowing with a mighty look
At me, the sea withdrew.
XX
ARCTURUS is his other name, —
I’d rather call him star!
It’s so unkind of science
To go and interfere!
I’d rather call him star!
It’s so unkind of science
To go and interfere!
I pull a flower from the woods, —
A monster with a glass
Computes the stamens in a breath,
And has her in a class.
A monster with a glass
Computes the stamens in a breath,
And has her in a class.
Whereas I took the butterfly
Aforetime in my hat,
He sits erect in cabinets,
The clover-bells forgot.
Aforetime in my hat,
He sits erect in cabinets,
The clover-bells forgot.
What once was heaven, is zenith now.
Where I proposed to go
When time’s brief masquerade was done,
Is mapped, and charted too!
Where I proposed to go
When time’s brief masquerade was done,
Is mapped, and charted too!
What if the poles should frisk about
And stand upon their heads!
I hope I’m ready for the worst,
Whatever prank betides!
And stand upon their heads!
I hope I’m ready for the worst,
Whatever prank betides!
[89]
