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Sun, Tree and Crow
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| Sun, Tree and Crow written by William Henry Davies |
| From "A Poet's Calendar", 1927 | Link to further information |
<poem> There, on a branch, he stands alone, And, dangling from his knotted claws, His prize - a little, trembling eye! Shall we exult at last, To see this power - that once was Earth's - No longer held by any sky?
The power that once was Heaven's is changed, It comes to Earth, it comes to Earth - What mercy shall we show! Our leaves, our common leaves, have caught The Sun's great eye, all shrunk and small - And gives it to that old, black crow!
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