Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OLD FRIENDS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Forgive me, world, if I outlive my welcome Last Line: Has left it empty, and I feel the cold. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Friendship | ||||||||
Forgive me, World, if I outlive my welcome; Still look on me with gracious thoughts and kind; Remembering all the love of my old friends That lie at rest, and never change their mind. Forgive me, World, if I an old and think A silver love deserves return in gold: An old dog friend whose kennel was my shadow Has left it empty, and I feel the cold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU & I BELONG IN THIS KITCHEN by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JASON THE REAL by TONY HOAGLAND NO RESURRECTION by ROBINSON JEFFERS CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 18 by JAMES JOYCE THE STONE TABLE by GALWAY KINNELL ALMSWOMAN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TO AN ENEMY by MAXWELL BODENHEIM SONNET: 10. TO A FRIEND by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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