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I am the Poet Davies, William
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| The Start written by William Henry Davies |
| From "A Poet's Pilgrimage", (1918) |
I am the Poet Davies, William,
I sin without a blush or blink:
I am a man that lives to eat;
I am a man that lives to drink.
My face is large, my lips are thick,
My skin is coarse and black almost;
But the ugliest feature is my verse,
Which proves my soul is black and lost.
Thank heaven thou didst not marry me,
A poet full of blackest evil;
For how to manage my damned soul
Will puzzle many a flaming devil.
| This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. |