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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAD, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: When she was but a little child
Last Line: Even for her afflicted face.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Insanity; Madness; Mental Illness
First Line: When she was but a little child
Last Line: Even for her afflicted face.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Insanity; Madness; Mental Illness
When she was but a little child,
And only two feet high,
She clapped her hands and cried, 'Shoo, Shoo!'
To make the small birds fly;
Till with her mouth as sweet as a bee's,
Her laughter shook the old folks' knees.
But no one laughs when this small child,
Grown to a woman soon,
Claps her two hands and tries to shoo
Away the stars and moon;
As though one star should leave its place,
Even for her afflicted face.
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