Poems (Geisse)/I'd Like to be a Lion

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I'D LIKE TO BE A LION.
I'd like to be a lion,  For I'd have friends galore, They'd come from far to visit me  And shake my mighty paw; And all my faults would dwindle  Before their tolerant eyes,And all my little virtues grow  To a colossal size.
I'd like to be a lion,  What lessons I could teach, I'd use my claws on all the knaves  Who came within my reach; The mean, the base, the cruel,  Should quail beneath my wrath,Until the boldest villain  Would fear to cross my path.
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I'd like to be a lion,  I'd strive with all my might To aid the weak and helpless,  And to defend the right. I'd teach the new commandment  In such a novel way, 'Twould be an inspiration  To folks for many a day.
I'd like to be a lion,  As big as Samson slew; I wonder if I'd grow as vain  As some great lions do. They say it often spoils a man  To be considered great, That only kingly souls can stand  The test of high estate.
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