The Sphinx

by James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

I know all about the Sphinx--
I know even what she thinks,
Staring with her stony eyes
Up forever at the skies.
For last night I dreamed that she
Told me all the mystery--
Why for aeons mute she sat--:
She was just cut out for that!





Last updated January 14, 2019