Living

"Nay, Bid Me Not My Cares to Leave"

by William Watson 1858–1935

From The Poems of William Watson (1893)

Living

Nay, bid me not my cares to leave,
Who cannot from their shadow flee.
I do but win a short reprieve,
'Scaping to pleasure and to thee.

I may, at best, a moment's grace,
And grant of liberty, obtain;
Respited for a little space,
To go back into bonds again.

MLA

Watson, William. “"Nay, Bid Me Not My Cares to Leave".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/11/.

Chicago

Watson, William. “"Nay, Bid Me Not My Cares to Leave".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/11/.

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