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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.
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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