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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SCANDAL, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: This is god's poorest lambing-time
Last Line: Has said 'good-bye', and gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Sin
First Line: This is god's poorest lambing-time
Last Line: Has said 'good-bye', and gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Sin
This is God's poorest lambing-time,
Our life is one of evil;
Who'll bring me news that's kind and sweet,
Where Mercy shames the devil?
We leap like fleas before we look,
On any sin or lie;
Unless I hear more kindness soon,
I'll laugh until I die.
I'll put this injured Bee to rest,
Safe on a mossy stone —
Till Scandal, blackening all that's white,
Has said 'Good-bye', and gone.
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