Living

Song: Some said, 'He was strong.' He was weak

by John Davidson 1857–1909

From New Ballads (1897)

Living

Some said, 'He was strong.' He was weak;
For he never could sing or speak
Of the things beneath or the things above,
Till his soul was touched by death or love.

Some said, 'He was weak.' They were wrong;
For the soul must be strong
That can break into song
Of the things beneath and the things above,
At the stroke of death, at the touch of love.

MLA

Davidson, John. “Song: Some said, 'He was strong.' He was weak.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/40/.

Chicago

Davidson, John. “Song: Some said, 'He was strong.' He was weak.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/40/.

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