Social Commentaries
Strong Moments
From Foliage (1913)
Sometimes I hear fine ladies sing,
Sometimes I smoke and drink with men;
Sometimes I play at games of cards--
Judge me to be no strong man then.
The strongest moment of my life
Is when I think about the poor;
When, like a spring that rain has fed,
My pity rises more and more.
The flower that loves the warmth and light,
Has all its mornings bathed in dew;
My heart has moments wet with tears,
My weakness is they are so few.
Codex Note
Fine ladies' singing, smoke, drink and cards do not show his strength; it is when he thinks about the poor and his pity rises like a spring that he is strongest, though 'my weakness is they are so few'.
Cite this poem
MLA
Davies, W. H. “Strong Moments.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/1/.
Chicago
Davies, W. H. “Strong Moments.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/1/.
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