Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RICH COMPANIONS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: While I have these two rich companions left
Last Line: Can age find any richer friends than these?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Aging; Youth


While I have these two rich companions left,
Wine for my Body, Music for my Mind —
Shall I complain that Life has lost its youth,
And say that Fate is cruel and unkind?

Come, then, let Wine and Music help each other;
That when my Wine has closed both eye and ear,
I'll hear in dreams a Music more divine,
Refined by something more than common air.

Fill up the glass and turn the small round knob —
Bring in those sweet far-travelled melodies:
Wine for my Body, Music for my Mind —
Can Age find any richer friends than these?





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