Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO W. S. - ON HIS WONDERFUL TOYS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Lend me your precious toys Last Line: To keep his childhood till he dies. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Children; Toys; Childhood | ||||||||
Lend me your precious toys, But for one day and night; I'll take them under my orchard boughs, And nurse them out of sight; Till my two hands, all warm with love, Fill them with breath, and make them move! And when Night comes, a grey-haired child Shall hobble off to bed; With rabbits, mice and little birds Around his face and head; Where in your toys his secret lies To keep his childhood till he dies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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