My Heart Leaps Up
| Category: | Short Stories & Poems |
|---|---|
| Notes: | By William Wordsworth (1802, published 1807). Public domain. Source of the famous line "The Child is Father of the Man." |
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is Father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.