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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PECKING, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: One kiss to open up the day
Last Line: And still went on to peck.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Kisses; Love
First Line: One kiss to open up the day
Last Line: And still went on to peck.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Kisses; Love
One kiss to open up the day,
One kiss at night to close it fast;
Sometimes a kiss or two between,
To help the first and last.
But when I woke this morning early,
I caught her pecking at my face;
Greedy for grain, she pecked and pecked
All over the golden place.
And artful I, still feigning sleep,
Lay quiet, while that little chick
Enjoyed the grain Love scattered there —
And still went on to peck.
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