The Worm: Thomas Gisborne

Turn, turn thy hasty foot aside,

Nor crush that helpless worm;

The frame thy wayward looks deride

Required a God to form.

The common lord of all that move,

From whom thy being flow'd,

A portion of that boundless love

On that poor worm bestowed.

The sun, the moon, the stars, He made

For all his creatures free;

And spread o'er earth the grassy blade,

For worms as well as thee.

Let them enjoy their little day,

Their humble bliss receive;

O! do not lightly take away

The life thou can not give.

Summary: ‘The Worm,’ written by a famous poet named Thomas Gisborne. In this poem, the worms played very important role. The poet of this poem said us that we usually don't care about the insects. Sometimes, knowingly or unknowingly we kill those tiny creatures. Especially when we are in hurry, we don't care on what we are stepping. Mistakenly, we might kill some insects. For this, the poet urged us not to stamp those small, neglected and helpless creatures like worms through our uncontrolled movements. The poet also said that, the Lord Who created us has also created the tiny creatures. The way our Lord loves us, in the same way He loves His other creatures. If we kill those tiny creatures, Allah will surely get hurt. To show Allah's affection and boundless love towards His creatures, He created the sun, the moon and the stars for their comforts. When we kill those creatures, we don't have any right to take their life as we cannot give them back their life. These creatures only get few days to live. So, we should let then enjoy their lives and should give them freedom so that they can enjoy their lives like the way we are enjoying.