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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY GARDEN, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: The lilac in my garden comes to bloom
Last Line: He swallows his own face in half a second!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
First Line: The lilac in my garden comes to bloom
Last Line: He swallows his own face in half a second!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
The lilac in my garden comes to bloom,
The apple, plum and cherry wait their hour,
The honeysuckle climbs from pole to pole --
And the rockery has a stone that's now a flower,
Jewelled by moss in every tiny hole!
Close to my lilac there's a small bird's nest
Of quiet, young, half-sleeping birds: but when
I look, each little rascal -- five I've reckoned --
Opens a mouth so large and greedy then,
He swallows his own face in half a second!
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