• It troubled me as once I was —

    It troubled me as once I was —

    For I was once a Child —

    Concluding how an Atom — fell —

    And yet the Heavens — held —


    The Heavens weighed the most — by far —

    Yet Blue — and solid — stood —

    Without a Bolt — that I could prove —

    Would Giants — understand?


    Life set me...

  • Troubled about many things

    How many times these low feet staggered,

    Only the soldered mouth can tell ;

    Try !  can you stir the awful rivet ?

    Try !  can you lift the hasps of steel ?


    Stroke the cool forehead, hot so often,

    Lift, if you can, the listless hair...