I’m the Little

I’m the Little - meaning Summary

Cheerful Constancy

This brief lyric voices a small, stubborn speaker who identifies as a "little Heart’s Ease," refusing to be upset by gloomy skies or delayed pleasures. The poem contrasts timid or outdated figures—the bumblebee, butterflies, birds—with the speaker’s resolute cheerfulness and constancy. By invoking an old-fashioned flower and unchanging heaven, it asserts a steady, spirited identity that will not be altered by fear, delay, or fashion.