Christopher Morley Great Poems
- 1. Ballade Of A Horoscope
Astrology we sing!
Though people don't adore us
The horoscope's the thing
That makes allowance for us:
... - 2. To A Child
The greatest poem ever known
Is one all poets have outgrown:
The poetry, innate, untold,
Of being only four years old.
... - 3. Reading Aloud
ONCE we read Tennyson aloud
In our great fireside chair;
Between the lines my lips could touch
Her April-scented hair.
... - 4. The Commercial Traveler
AH very sweet! If news should come to you
Some afternoon while waiting for our eve,
That the great Manager had made me leave
To travel on some territory new;
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