Boredom

If a man had his wish,
What more could he choose
Than meat for his dish
Or a trout from the stream?
What more could he wish
Than a pair of good shoes—
Unless it be the dream
Of a child in the lap,
A trout in the stream,
A steed in the gap,
A star in the sky—
Unless it be the gleam
Of a sword in his hand?
What more can he ask
Than a wave on the strand,
A star passing by?



Source: O'Connor, Frank; Three Old Brothers and Other Poems; 1936;
London; Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.; p.39