Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON CHANGE OF OPINIONS, by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR


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ON CHANGE OF OPINIONS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: As you advance in years you long
Last Line: To rake into his bag of nought.
Subject(s): Aging; Children; Death; Growth; Longing; Maturity; Childhood; Dead, The


As you advance in years you long
For what you scorned when but a boy:
Then 'twas the town, now the birds' song
Is your obsession and your joy.

And, as you lie and die, maybe
You will look back, unreconciled
To that dark hour, and clearly see
Yourself a little wistful child.

Into the jaws of death you'll bring
No virile triumph, wrought with pain;
But only to the monster fling
The daydream and the daisy-chain,

The lisped word, the gentle touch,
The wonder, and the mystic thought,
For old gray Death upon his crutch
To rake into his Bag of Nought.





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