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The Dancer
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| The Dancer written by William Henry Davies |
| From "Forty New Poems", (1918) | Link to further information |
The great white Moon is not so fair -
When not one trembling star will dare
To shine within her zone of air.
And lo, this blue-eyed maiden soon
Moves lightly to the music's tune -
Light as a water-fly in June.
As she goes spinning round and round,
Her nimble toes, without a sound,
Sip honey from the common ground.
Like the humming-bird that, swift and strong,
Will never suck but, flying along,
Just lick the blossoms with his tongue.
Dance, dance, thou blue-eyed wonder, dance!
I still believe there's one small chance
Thou'lt fall into my arms in a trance.
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