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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAGPIES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: I have an orchard near my house
Last Line: And tremble when I come alone!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Magpies
First Line: I have an orchard near my house
Last Line: And tremble when I come alone!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Magpies
I have an orchard near my house,
Where poppies spread and corn has grown;
It is a holy place for weeds,
Where seeds stay on and flower, till blown.
Into this orchard, wild and quiet,
The Magpie comes, the Owl and Rook:
To see one Magpie is not well,
But seeing two brings all good luck.
If Magpies think the same, and say,
'Two humans bring good luck, not one' –
How they must cheer us, Love, together,
And tremble when I come alone!
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