Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FEAR, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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First Line: Oft have I thought the muse was dead
Last Line: Each time you sleep and do not move.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Fear; Mortality


Oft have I thought the Muse was dead,
Nor dreamed she ever needed sleep;
And as a mother, when she sees
Her child in slumber deep,
Wakes it, to see one sign of breath --
So did I think of my love's death.

Sleep, sleep, my love, and wake again,
And sing the sweeter for your rest;
I am too wise a parent now
To think each sleep the last --
That you are dead for ever, love,
Each time you sleep and do not move.





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