This Green Orchard

This Green Orchard written by William Henry Davies

From "Love Poems" (1935)

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The healthiest place for Love is here,
And not in any room;
Out in this old, green orchard, with
The apple trees in bloom.

For here we see no idle hooks,
No empty shelf or box,
To set Love's thoughts on sable scarves,
Or stoles of silver fox.

The first sweet lovers known to life,
Had nothing more than this:
Shall we, far richer, when compared,
Be poorer in our bliss?

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