No groat for a supper, No tester for a bed: Ay, some poor men for taper have The light stars shed; And some poor men for pillow have A mossy wayside stone, Beneath a bough where sits and sings The night-bird lone; And some poor men for coverlid Lie 'neath the mists of night -- Heavy the dew upon their breasts At pierce of morning light; And some poor men for valance have Bracken whose spicy smell Haunts the thick stillness of the dark And brings sweet dreams as well; And some poor men for bellman have The farm cocks grey and red -- Who paid no groat for supper Nor had tester for a bed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PHANTOM-LOVER [OR, WOOER] by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES MY LOVE COULD WALK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE YEAR'S AWAKENING by THOMAS HARDY THE NEED FOR MEN by JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND TROY TOWN by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |