Living

My Boy

by James Whitcomb Riley 1849–1916

From The Old Soldier's Story (1915)

Living

You smile and you smoke your cigar, my boy;
You walk with a languid swing;
You tinkle and tune your guitar, my boy,
And you lift up your voice and sing;
The midnight moon is a friend of yours,
And a serenade your joy--
And it's only an age like mine that cures
A trouble like yours, my boy!

MLA

Riley, James Whitcomb. “My Boy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/515/.

Chicago

Riley, James Whitcomb. “My Boy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/515/.

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