A Great Time

Great Time written by William Henry Davies

From "The Bird of Paradise", 1914

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Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad,
  Beyond the town, where wild flowers grow -
A rainbow and a cuckoo, Lord,
  How rich and great the times are now!
      Know, all ye sheep
      And cows, that keep

On staring that I stand so long
  In grass that's wet from heavy rain -
A rainbow and a cuckoo's song
  May never come together again;
      May never come
      This side the tomb.

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