Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OLD FRIENDS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: Forgive me, world, if I outlive my welcome
Last Line: Has left it empty, and I feel the cold.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Friendship


Forgive me, World, if I outlive my welcome;
Still look on me with gracious thoughts and kind;
Remembering all the love of my old friends
That lie at rest, and never change their mind.

Forgive me, World, if I an old and think
A silver love deserves return in gold:
An old dog friend – whose kennel was my shadow –
Has left it empty, and I feel the cold.





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