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| 4091. | Rich or Poor by William Henry Davies | | With thy true love I have more wealth
Than Charon's piled-up bank doth hold;
Where he makes kings lay down their crowns
And life-long misers leave ... |
| 4092. | The Bird of Paradise by William Henry Davies | | Here comes Kate Summers, who, for gold,
Takes any man to bed:
"You knew my friend, Nell Barnes," she said;
"You knew Nell Barnes -- she's dead. ... |
| 4093. | The Example by William Henry Davies | | Here's an example from
A Butterfly;
That on a rough, hard rock
Happy can lie;
Friendless and all alone
On this unsweetened stone.
Now le... |
| 4094. | The Happy Child by William Henry Davies | | I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick --
But not one like the child did pick.
I heard the packhounds in green park --
But no dog like the chi... |
| 4095. | The Heap of Rags by William Henry Davies | | One night when I went down
Thames' side, in London Town,
A heap of rags saw I,
And sat me down close by.
That thing could shout and bawl,
Bu... |
| 4096. | The Sleepers by William Henry Davies | | As I walked down the waterside
This silent morning, wet and dark;
Before the cocks in farmyards crowed,
Before the dogs began to bark;
Before ... |
| 4097. | Self-Portrait At 28 by David Berman | | I know it's a bad title
but I'm giving it to myself as a gift
on a day nearly canceled by sunlight
when the entire hill is approaching
the ideal o... |
| 4099. | Biography In The First Person by Stephen Dunn | | This is not the way I am.
Really, I am much taller in person,
the hairline I conceal reaches back
to my grandfather, and the shyness my wife
will ... |
| 4100. | With No Experience In Such Matters by Stephen Dunn | | To hold a damaged sparrow
under water until you feel it die
is to know a small something
about the mind; how, for example,
it blames the cat for t... |
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