The Hands That Hang Down

O Lord, I am so tired!

My heart is sick and sore.

I work, and work, and do no good-

And I can try no more!

I lay my treasures up,

And think they’re worth such care;

And the next time I go to look,

There’s only rubbish there!

I tug hard at the door

Of knowledge-strain and pant;

But, Lord, the more I seem to learn,

The more I’m ignorant!

Sometimes I am so vain

I set myself to teach;

But e’en the first beginnings lie

Utterly out of reach!

I am no use-no use!

I thought I might have been;

But now I know how small I am,

How poor, how false, how mean!

Sunk in the dust and mire

While aiming at the skies,

Only a thing to laugh at, Lord,

To pity and despise!

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• A Zong Of Harvest Hwome by William Barnes by William Barnes
• A Wife A-Praïs’d by William Barnes by William Barnes
• A-Haulen O’ The Corn by William Barnes by William Barnes
• A Good Father by William Barnes by William Barnes
• A Bit O’ Fun by William Barnes by William Barnes
• Invictus by William Ernest Henley by William Ernest Henley
• Barmaid by William Ernest Henley by William Ernest Henley
• Ballade of Dead Actors by William Ernest Henley by William Ernest Henley
• Youth And Beauty by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Heel & Toe To The End by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• from Book I, Paterson by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Flowers By The Sea by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Dedication For A Plot Of Ground by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Complete Destruction by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Complaint by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Children’s Games by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Blizzard by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Berket And The Stars by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
• Aux Imagistes by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams

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