Nature

The Example

by W. H. Davies 1871–1940

Nature

Here's an example from
A Butterfly;
That on a rough, hard rock
Happy can lie;
Friendless and all alone
On this unsweetened stone.

Now let my bed be hard,
No care take I;
I'll make my joy like this
Small Butterfly;
Whose happy heart has power
To make a stone a flower.

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Davies, W. H. “The Example.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/54/.

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Davies, W. H. “The Example.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/54/.

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