English Poetry. Christopher Morley. Secret Laughter. Кристофер Морли.

Christopher Morley (Кристофер Морли)

Secret Laughter

"I had a secret laughter."

                         Walter de la Mare.


There is a secret laughter
That often comes to me,
And though I go about my work
As humble as can be,
There is no prince or prelate
    I envy—no, not one.
No evil can befall me—
    By God, I have a son! 

Christopher Morley’s other poems:

1. The Old Swimmer
2. Two O’Clock
3. Reading Aloud
4. The Milkman
5. The Young Mother

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