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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INFANCY, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Born to the world with my hands clenched
Last Line: I laughed, with open eyes.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
First Line: Born to the world with my hands clenched
Last Line: I laughed, with open eyes.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
Born to the world with my hands clenched,
I wept and shut my eyes;
Into my mouth a breast was forced,
To stop my bitter cries.
I did not know -- nor cared to know --
A woman from a man;
Until I saw a sudden light,
And all my joys began.
From that great hour my hands went forth,
And I began to prove
That many a thing my two eyes saw
My hands had power to move:
My fingers now began to work,
And all my toes likewise;
And reaching out with fingers stretched,
I laughed, with open eyes.
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