Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PROFUNDITY AND LEVITY, by HERMAN MELVILLE


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First Line: So frolic, so flighty
Last Line: Is then life worth living?
Subject(s): Birds; Owls


So frolic, so flighty,
Leaving wisdom behind,
Lark, little you ween
Of the progress of mind.
While fantastic you're winging,
Up-curving and singing,
A skylarking dot in the sun;
Under eaves here in wood
My wits am I giving
To this latest theme:
Life blinks at strong light,
Life wanders in night like a dream --
Is then life worth living?





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