Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOY AND PLEASURE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Now, joy is born of parents poor Last Line: And sings and laughs with strangers near. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Now, Joy is born of parents poor, And Pleasure of our richer kind; Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing As sweet a song as Joy confined. Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings in Nature's light. Joy's like a Bee that gently sucks Away on blossoms his sweet hour; But Pleasure's like a greedy Wasp, That plums and cherries would devour. Joy's like a Lark that lives alone, Whose ties are very strong, though few; But Pleasure like a Cuckoo roams, Makes much acquaintance, no friends true. Joy from her heart doth sing at home, With little care if others hear; But Pleasure then is cold and dumb, And sings and laughs with strangers near. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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