See how the Glow-worm's Light

See how the Glow-worm's Light written by William Henry Davies

From "True Travellers", 1923

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See how the glow-worm's light is found
To shine upon a nameless mound:
So, though my lover's life is false,
In being true to none,
And, like that worm's, his beauty shines
Upon a past unknown;
Yet still I ask no more than this -
The knowledge that is in a kiss.

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