Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOUL'S COMPANIONS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Though floods shall fail, and empty holes Last Line: Would walk with me from day to day! Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Hope; Soul; Optimism | ||||||||
THOUGH floods shall fail, and empty holes Gape for the great bright eyes of seas, And fires devour stone walls and trees -- Thou, soul of mine, dost think to live Safe in thy light, and laugh at these? Thy bravery outwears all heat And cold, all steel, all brass and stone; When Time has mixed my flesh and bone With rocks and roots of common plants -- Thy shining life will not be done. Thou hast two children: one called Hope, The other Doubt, who will not play, And drives that brighter child away: How sweet this life, if Hope alone Would walk with me from day to day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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