The Lonely Dreamer
W. H. Davies
1871 to 1940
Track 1
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A thousand hearts maybe will utter sighs;
Who'll kiss his mound, and wish the time would come
Because they liked his songs, and now their bird
Those blossoms there, of which he used to sing?
Sleeps with his head beneath his wing, unheard.
A tear because a loving heart is dead?
He lives his lonely life, and when he dies
Heigh ho for gossip then, and common sighs—
But what kind hand will tend his grave, and bring
And let his death bring tears in no one's eyes.
To lie with him inside that silent tomb?
And who'll forget the dreamer's skill, and shed
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