Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VOICE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: The nightingale I had not heard Last Line: But you, my love, I thank with tears. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Birds; Voices | ||||||||
THE nightingale I had not heard, Though charmed by many another bird; If no one tells me it is her, How shall I know whose voice is near? She sings, I'm told, in some dark wood, Ten yards of moonlight from the road. This night, as I go forth alone, Before the month of June has gone, What voice is this among the trees, So startling sweet? The matchless ease, The passion, power that will not fail -- The nightingale! The nightingale! I ask no man what bird is this, The singer of such pain and bliss; All other birds sing from their throats, But from her heart come this bird's notes: To them I give my common cheers, But you, my love, I thank with tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VOICES OF THE AIR by KATHERINE MANSFIELD FIVE EASY POEMS; FOR ANNE-MARIE ALBIACH: 4 (MEZZA VOICE) by MICHAEL PALMER A SINGING VOICE by KENNETH REXROTH A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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