Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MINT, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Nature has made my mind a mint Last Line: May judge my metal's worth no better. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Thought; Thinking | ||||||||
Nature has made my mind a mint, My thoughts are coins, on which I live; The dies, with which I stamp my thoughts, Trees, blossoms, birds, and children give. Sometimes my die's a homeless man, Or babes that have no milk and perish; Sometimes it is a lady fair, Whose grace and loveliness I relish. But all my love-thoughts, until now, Were false to utter, and must cease; And not another coin must pass Without your image on each piece. So, you shall be my queen from now, Your face on every thought I utter; And I'll be rich -- although the world May judge my metal's worth no better. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MILLE ET UN SENTIMENTS (PREMIERS CENTS) by DENISE DUHAMEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON by CLARENCE MAJOR I BROOD ABOUT SOME CONCEPTS, FOR EXAMPLE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER EASY LESSONS IN GEOPHAGY by KENNETH REXROTH GENTLEMEN, I ADDRESS YOU PUBLICLY by KENNETH REXROTH ON FLOWER WREATH HILL: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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