Yes, I proclaimed—and never winced or winked—
That "brotherhood of nations!"
"A delegation of young children," Ah!
And they were not the only ones.
"Men are but children of a larger—" Bah!
Wise and strong men are—lonely ones.
Most men—French-men—have touches of the child,
Fondness for show, fine phrases—
Pst! Here my rôle's not cynical, but mild,
And open as dawn-daisies.