William Davies
William Davies
Welsh poet and writer who became known for Leisure and The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. His later works include Young Emma and The Loneliest Mountain.
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1871
cannot cats sleep strange
But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. . . .
garden house outside walls within
My walls outside must have some flowers, My walls within must have some books; A house that's small; a garden large, And in it leafy nooks.
beauty love
As long as I love Beauty I am young.
belongs help less
The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
gave left lovely rainbow thee
It was the Rainbow gave thee birth, / And left thee all her lovely hues.
generosity lack men sympathy
Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
sure though
And though I'm sure I see those eyes, I'm not so sure a body's there!
glad good life
Good morning, Life -- and allThings glad and beautiful.