I Lost a World – the Other Day!
poem 181
loss
lyric poem
playful
I lost a World – the other day! Has Anybody found? You’ll know it by the Row of Stars Around its forehead bound. A Rich man might not notice it Yet to my frugal Eye, Of more Esteem than Ducats Oh find it Sir for me!
I Lost a World – the Other Day! - meaning Summary
Loss of an Inner World
This short lyric presents a whimsical, mournful loss: the speaker says she has "lost a World" and asks the reader to find it. The lost world is identified by a metaphorical crown of stars and valued more than wealth. The poem contrasts public indifference with the speaker's private attachment, turning a cosmic image into an intimate possession whose absence is keenly felt.
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