Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POISON, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: When this strange world speaks ill of me Last Line: Till every tongue grows sweet and kind. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Evil; Ill-tempered | ||||||||
When this strange world speaks ill of me, With tongues of poison, and unkind What can I do but seek the poor, And leave my silver mark behind? When I, a silent stranger, make Them wonder if Christ comes again Have I not found a shilling cure, When suffering from a poisoned brain? One silver shilling, white and clean, Left with a poor man, old or blind And here I stand, all poison-proof, Till every tongue grows sweet and kind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE DARK by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS O DEAR! HOW DISGUSTING IS LIFE! by EDWARD LEAR THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF DOWN by EDWARD LEAR A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A CHILD'S PET by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A MOTHER TO HER SICK CHILD by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A STRANGE MEETING by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A THOUGHT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES ADVICE by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
|