The Faithful One

The Faithful One written by William Henry Davies

From "Love Poems" (1935)

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The bird that fills my ears with song,
The Sun that warms me with his fire;
The dog that licks my face and hands,
And She whose beauty I desire —
Each of these think that he or she
Creates in me the joy they see.

But when my dog's gone off with a bitch,
And there's no Sun, nor bird in song;
When Love's false eyes seek other men,
And leave me but her lying tongue;
Still will my Joy — though forced to roam —
Remember me and come back home.

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