Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FAULTS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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First Line: The healthiest trees bear fruits that fail
Last Line: And pears that reach the age of gold.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Errors; Mistakes; Fallacies


The healthiest trees bear fruits that fail,
By worm or frost they drop decayed;
The very Heavens have weakling stars
That fall from their high state, and fade.
But as a thousand silver stars
Stand firm and fast for one that's lost;
And many a strong and golden pear
Survives the worm, the wind, and frost:
So must I think, when Love's at fault,
Of charms secure and manifold —
As stars whose silver numbers last,
And pears that reach the age of gold.





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