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Latest revision as of 05:43, 30 March 2015
| K is for Kings written by William Henry Davies |
| From "A Poet's Alphabet", 1925 | Link to further information |
Love's touch is soft, and Death
Is gentle, when he takes
A sleeping child's light breath,
Before it wakes;
But neither Death nor Love
Moves softer than I move.
Great is my ecstacy,(sic!)
Till generous I
For common pence have sold
The world my purest gold.
No man that's blind
Has ears more quick to hear;
No man that's deaf and dumb
Has eyes more sharp and clear.
No wonder then that kings,
Envying the man who sings,
Aspire to wear his crown,
And scorn their own;
No wonder kings aspire
For crowns not made of gold,
Which - though Time's born a thief -
Escape his hold.
Two kings have won -
David and Solomon.
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