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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PLAYMATES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: That is your little playmate, jane
Last Line: Would any child not die!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Flowers; Grief; Death - Babies; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: That is your little playmate, jane
Last Line: Would any child not die!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Flowers; Grief; Death - Babies; Sorrow; Sadness
That is your little playmate, Jane,
His coffin, with its flowers;
You will not play with him again,
For hours, my child – and hours!
With head bowed down to hide her grief,
She faltered, with a sigh:
'To have such lovely flowers as his –
Would any child not die!'
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