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IN WINTER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE COLD, ICE-SUCKING WIND HAS GONE
Last Line: AT THIS FINE WINTER'S DAY.
Subject(s): WINTER;

The cold, ice-sucking Wind has gone,
The air breathes quietly;
The Rain has come, as warm as spray
That sprinkles ships at sea.

And I remember how I woke,
Before my time to rise,
And heard a Robin and a Thrush
Cheering the winter skies.

Now when my Summer fails to shine,
And skies are cold and grey –
I'll let my Memory warm her hands
At this fine winter's day.



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