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There I'll come when I'm a man With a camel caravan; Light a fire in the gloom Of some dusty dining room; See the pictures on the walls, Heroes, fights, and festivals; And in a corner find the toys Of the old Egyptia THERE'LL COME WHEN I'M A MAN WITH A CHEMIC CARAVAN LIGHT A FIRE IN THE GLOOM OF SOME DUSTY DINING ROOM SEE THE PICTURES ON THE WALLS HERE FIGHT THE FESTIVALS AND IN A CORNER FIND THE TOYS OF THE OLD EGYPTIAN BOYS END OF SECTION NUMBER ONE
ilding boats;-- Where in sunshine reaching out Eastern cities, miles about, Are with mosque and minaret Among sandy gardens set, And the rich goods from near and far Hang for sale in the bazaar;-- Where the Great Wall round China goes, And on one side the desert blows, And with bell and voice and drum, Cities on the other hum;-- Where are forests, hot as fire, Wide as England, tall as a spire, Full of apes and cocoa-nuts And the negro hunters' huts;-- Where the knotty crocodile Lies and blinks in the Nile, And the red flamingo flies Hunting fish before his eyes;-- Where in jungles, near and far, Man-devouring tigers are, Lying close and giving ear Lest the hunt be drawing near, [Illustration] Or a comer-by be seen Swinging in a palanquin;-- Where among the desert sands Some deserted city stands, All its children, sweep and prince, Grown to manhood ages since, Not a foot in street or house, Not a stir of child or mouse, And when kindly falls the night, In all the town no spark of light. OT ISLANDS ANCHORED LIE AND WALKED BY COCKATOOS AND GOATS LONELY CRUISES BUILDING BOATS WHERE IN SUNSHINE REACHING OUT EASTERN CITIES MILES UP ARE WITH MOSQUE AND MINARET AMONG SANDY GARDENS SET AND THE RICH GOODS FROM NEAR AND FAR HANGERSAIL IN THE BAZAR WHERE THE GREAT WALL ROUND CHINA GOLD AND ON ONE SIDE THE DESERT BLOWS AND WITH BELL AND BOY SAN JERUM CITIES ON THE OTHER HUM WHERE FORESTS HOTTEST FIRE WIVES ENGLAND HALLS A SPIRE FULL OF APE AND COCOA NUT AND THE NEGRO'S HUNTERS HUTS WHERE THE NAUGHTY CROCODILE LIES AND BLINKS IN THE NILE AND THE RED FLAMINGO FLIES HUNTING FISH BEFORE HIS EYES WHEREIN JUNGLES NEAR AND FAR MEN DEVOURING TIGERS ARE LYING CLOSE AND GIVING EAR LEST THE HUNT BE DRAWING NEAR OR A COMER BY BE SEEN SWINGING IN A PALAQUENE WHERE AMONG THE DESERT SAND SOME DESERTED CITY STANDS ALL ITS CHILDREN SWEPT AND PRINTED GROWN TO MANHOOD AGES SINCE NOT A FOOT IN STREET OR HOUSE NO STER OF CHILD OR MOUSE AND WHEN KINDLY FALLS THE NIGHT IN ALL THE TOWN NO SPARK OF LIGHT
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