 | The Poems of Sir William Watson |  |
UTOPIA
A life too great for folly
In a world too wise for wine
Is a life the saint or sage may love,
But I cannot boast it mine.
In a world too wise for wine
Is a life the saint or sage may love,
But I cannot boast it mine.
If all by law were sober,
And all by statute good,
I could not breathe the impeccable air—
And I would not if I could.
And all by statute good,
I could not breathe the impeccable air—
And I would not if I could.
Nay, if denied for ever
All juice of grape or grain,
I'd leave this world to be destroyed
By water once again.
All juice of grape or grain,
I'd leave this world to be destroyed
By water once again.
1924
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