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Poem August 1, 1901 Issue

Why?

Robert Haven Schauffler

The Independent

If the wren can cling
To a spray a-swing
In the mad May wind, and sing and sing
As if she'd burst for joy;

Why cannot I
Contented lie
In His quiet arms, beneath His sky,
Unmoved by Life's annoy?

Robert Haven Schauffler.
In The Independent.

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