Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE OWL, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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First Line: The boding owl, that in despair
Last Line: A thing to fill my heart with mirth.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Birds; Owls


The boding Owl, that in despair
Doth moan and shiver on warm nights --
Shall that bird prophesy for me
The fall of Heaven's eternal lights?

When in the thistled field of Age
I take my final walk on earth,
Still will I make that Owl's despair
A thing to fill my heart with mirth.





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