Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WASTED HOURS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How many buds in this warm light Last Line: The nightingale and moon. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Birds; Nightingales; Time | ||||||||
HOW many buds in this warm light Have burst out laughing into leaves! And shall a day like this be gone Before I seek the wood that holds The richest music known? Too many times have nightingales Wasted their passion on my sleep, And brought repentance soon; But this one night I'll seek the woods, The Nightingale and Moon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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