Ecce Puer (1936) - James Joyce (Dublin, 1882-1941)




Of the dark past 
A child is born; 
With joy and grief 
My heart is torn. 

Calm in his cradle 
The living lies. 
May love and mercy 
Unclose his eyes! 

Young life is breathed
On the glass; 
The world that was not 
Comes to pass. 

A child is sleeping: 
An old man gone. 
O, father forsaken, 
Forgive your son!







Source: poets.org






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