When on a summer's morn I wake, And open my two eyes, Out to the clear, born-singing rills My bird-like spirit flies. To hear the Blackbird, Cuckoo, Thrush, Or any bird in song; And common leaves that hum all day… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Peace to these little broken leaves, That strew our common ground; That chase their tails, like silly dogs, As they go round and round. For though in winter boughs are bare, Let us not once forget Their summer glory, when… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I don't suppose there is a more daring or more impudent rascal on earth than a good American beggar. It is always his boast… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
It was a proof of Welsh good nature: so long as I had a friend that knew and could introduce me, the whole Welsh… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
It is not altogether shyness that now makes me unsuccessful in company. Sometimes it is a state of mind that is three parts meditation,… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
