Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DUMB WORLD (1), by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: I cannot see the short, white curls Last Line: A dumb thing near a drunken man. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. | ||||||||
I cannot see the short, white curls Upon the forehead of an Ox, But what I see them dripping with That poor thing's blood, and hear the axe; When I see calves and lambs, I see Them led to death; I see no bird Or rabbit cross the open field But what a sudden shot is heard; A shout that tells me men aim true, For death or wound, doth chill me through. The shot that kills a hare or bird Doth pass through me; I feel the wound When those poor things find peace in death, And when I hear no more that sound. These cat-like men do hate to see Small lives in happy motion; I Would almost rather hide my face From Nature than pass these men by; And rather see a battle than A dumb thing near a drunken man. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...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 APRIL'S LAMBS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES BIRD AND BROOK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES COWSLIPS AND LARKS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES DAYS TOO SHORT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES EARLY MORN by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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