Mad

Mad written by William Henry Davies

From "A Poet's Calendar", 1927

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When she was but a little child,
And only two feet high,
She clapped her hands and cried, 'Shoo, Shoo!'
To make the small birds fly;
Till with her mouth as sweet as a bee's,
Her laughter shook the old folks' knees.

But no one laughs when this small child,
Grown to a woman soon,
Claps her two hands and tries to shoo
Away the stars and moon;
As though one star should leave its place,
Even for her afflicted face.

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