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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECRETS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Had I a secret plan by which
Last Line: In one weak foolish hour?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Secrets
First Line: Had I a secret plan by which
Last Line: In one weak foolish hour?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Secrets
Had I a secret plan by which,
In pressing a small button, I
Could wreck this world entire -- would not
That button, with a snake's bright eye,
Flutter my bird-like finger down,
Till I, bewitched and uncontrolled,
Must press with sudden impulse, and --
Good-bye, my pretty world!
If Dinah knew how great my love is,
My worship of her small white face,
Which deserts of grim silence hide,
And many a waste of commonplace --
Would she not serve me some mad trick,
To test my passion's utmost power,
And break that silent world of love
In one weak foolish hour?
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