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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SUPPER, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Since music is love's milk and keeps him strong
Last Line: Has fixed on me his large, unwavering eyes.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Babies; Love; Paternity; Infants
First Line: Since music is love's milk and keeps him strong
Last Line: Has fixed on me his large, unwavering eyes.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Babies; Love; Paternity; Infants
Since music is Love's milk and keeps him strong,
Give him his supper, let the feast last long;
Let it begin like thunder, with a power
That in mid-June our nightingales adore.
Then let it come to whispers, low and deep,
As a dreaming Bee that buzzes in his sleep;
While Love's small head, that on your shoulder lies,
Has fixed on me his large, unwavering eyes.
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