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What is the boy now, who has lost his balls,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily , down the street, and then
Merrily over — there it is in the !
No use to say ‘O there are other balls’:
An ultimate shaking fixes the boy
As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down
All his into the harbour where
His ball went. I would not on him;
A , another ball, is worthless. Now
He senses first responsibility
In a world of . People will take
Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.
And no one buys a ball back. Money is .
He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes,
The of loss, how to stand up
Knowing what every man must one day know
And most know many days, how to up
~ JOHN BERRYMAN
Reference:
National Council of Educational Research and Training (2006). Beehive. The Ball Poem - John Berryman (pp. 46-47). Published at the Publication Division by the Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.
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