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Katharine Tynan - The Heart of a Boy
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To Mrs. Guy Wyndham

The heart of a boy is full of light,
     Naked of self, quite pure and clean,
No shadows lurk in it: it is bright
     Where God Himself hath been.

I looked in a boy`s heart and saw
     How its desire was white desire,
Burning upward, as winds might draw
     The flame of a candle higher.

What was the heart`s desire that burned
     Like a white candle stirred in a breeze?
Power or glory or honour earned?
     Love that is more than these?

The heart of a boy has but one goal.
     The flying Danger smiles as she flies,
Makes her own of him, heart and soul,
     With the lure of her lovely eyes.

The boy`s heart now is set on a star,
     A sword for the weak against the strong,
A young knight riding forth to the War
     Who dies to right the wrong.
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