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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO W. S. - ON HIS WONDERFUL TOYS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Lend me your precious toys
Last Line: To keep his childhood till he dies.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Children; Toys; Childhood
First Line: Lend me your precious toys
Last Line: To keep his childhood till he dies.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Children; Toys; Childhood
Lend me your precious toys,
But for one day and night;
I'll take them under my orchard boughs,
And nurse them out of sight;
Till my two hands, all warm with love,
Fill them with breath, and make them move!
And when Night comes, a grey-haired child
Shall hobble off to bed;
With rabbits, mice and little birds
Around his face and head;
Where in your toys his secret lies —
To keep his childhood till he dies.
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