Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRIEF OF OTHERS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Once more I see the happy young Last Line: To charm me with new power. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
ONCE more I see the happy young Broken by grief and pain; That tears have made like earth's red worms Turned white by days of rain. Once more I see the new-made wife From her dead husband torn; When down she sits and weeps, and laughs, And rocks her babe unborn. And when I see a hearse that takes A coffin through the town, Or pass the quiet house of death, That has its blinds drawn down -- Such pity moves me for the dear Ones left to mourn behind, That I am glad my loves are dreams Made purely of the mind: That take expression for their grave, When they have served their hour; And I create a younger brood To charm me with new power. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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