|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUCCESS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Sharpen your claws, pussy-cat
Last Line: Tell me — why must she quarrel?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Success
First Line: Sharpen your claws, pussy-cat
Last Line: Tell me — why must she quarrel?
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Success
Sharpen your claws, Pussy-cat,
For a bird newly flown;
While a bird cleans its beak
For a snail on a stone.
Powder your face, fair Woman,
Still thinking of Man.
If the cat gets a bird,
She will purr all she can;
If a bird gets a snail,
We shall hear a sweet carol.
When a Woman gets Man,
Tell me — why must she quarrel?
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
SUCCESS IN THE TOUCHES OF YOUR HAND by DAVID IGNATOW
ARTHUR'S PARTY by CAROLYN KIZER
POET WHO HAS IT MADE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS
THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI
PARAPHRASE; FAILURE AND SUCCESS by LEVI BISHOP
A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES