Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JOY OF LIFE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: How sweet is life, how beautiful Last Line: As one whose breath is full of tears. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
How sweet is Life, how beautiful, When lying curled in innocent sleep! Without one thought that, soon or late, Death will unbend that graceful curve And stretch him out, all stiff and straight. Go, happy Life, and say to Death -- 'I gave this man sufficient joy To last him for a thousand years.' Then ask him why my time's as short As one whose breath is full of tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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