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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HAPPY CHILD, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick
Last Line: But not like what the child has seen.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
First Line: I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick
Last Line: But not like what the child has seen.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick --
But not one like the child did pick.
I heard the pack-hounds in green park --
But no dog like the child heard bark.
I heard this day bird after bird --
But not one like the child has heard.
A hundred butterflies saw I --
But not one like the child saw fly.
I saw the horses roll in grass --
But no horse like the child saw pass.
My world this day has lovely been --
But not like what the child has seen.
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