INCONSTANT MAN(From Keen Observation)
LET the man be who he may
I'm seeking character he'll say
And in his toil of work and strife
And in the ups and downs of life
He will succumb in many a way,
Yet change his mind ere break of day,
To beauty, passing quite serene,
He'll fondly bend there to be seen
In any form of love divine
To worship at the earthly shrine.
And when he's had his very best
He yet contented will not rest
For having gained her, not in vain
He'll grow indifferent just the same.
Then non-comprehension inflicts pain
Upon them both, and so makes tame
All the man starts out to gain.
I'm seeking character he'll say
And in his toil of work and strife
And in the ups and downs of life
He will succumb in many a way,
Yet change his mind ere break of day,
To beauty, passing quite serene,
He'll fondly bend there to be seen
In any form of love divine
To worship at the earthly shrine.
And when he's had his very best
He yet contented will not rest
For having gained her, not in vain
He'll grow indifferent just the same.
Then non-comprehension inflicts pain
Upon them both, and so makes tame
All the man starts out to gain.
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