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DAYS AND YEARS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW SOFTLY NOW MY DAYS GO BY
Last Line: IS CARRYING OFF MY YEARS!
Subject(s): AGING;

How softly now my Days go by —
How quietly the Moments glide!
Yet, underneath, I feel the rush
Of a swifter, stronger tide.

And though my Days glide softly by,
I ache from the throbs and fears
Of a terrible tide that, underneath,
Is carrying off my @3Years!@1



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