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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TAKING STOCK, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: A pipe to smoke, and ale that's mulled Last Line: And, tell me, do I waste my breath? Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Love | |||
A pipe to smoke, and ale that's mulled, With walnuts fresh enough to peel; The voice of Love, that comes and goes, And brings a kiss between each meal; A day that's hot, for a shady tree, A night that's cold, for a cosy bed; A brain that starved for lovelier dreams, A body light, and daintily fed; A search for keys no man can find, To turn the lock of Life and Death: With these my stock, my song is done— And, tell me, do I waste my breath? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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