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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VOICES OF SCORN, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: When I had thought my end was near
Last Line: Reproves me with its wholesome laughter!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Disdain; Scorn
First Line: When I had thought my end was near
Last Line: Reproves me with its wholesome laughter!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Disdain; Scorn
When I had thought my end was near,
And I must soon prepare to die –
'Be quick! Be quick!' the Mavis called,
And 'Haw, Haw, Haw!' the Rooks did cry.
What bird, with even greater scorn,
Has come so quickly following after?
Is this the Chaffinch – how his voice
Reproves me with its wholesome laughter!
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