A Plain Life
Upgrade your life to a plain life. Poet William Henry Davies expresses his thoughts for a plain simple life in this short poem. The last verse of the poetry says it all, "....teach me to be happy with the least."A Plain Life
Poet William Henry Davies
No idle gold - since this fine sun, my friend,
Is no mean miser, but doth freely spend.
No precious stones - since these green mornings show,
Without a charge, their pearls where'er I go.
No lifeless books - since birds with their sweet tongues
Will read aloud to me their happier songs.
No painted scenes - since clouds can change their skies
A hundred times a day to please my eyes.
No headstrong wine - since, when I drink, the spring
Into my eager ears will softly sing.
No surplus clothes - since every simple beast
Can teach me to be happy with the least.
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More short verses by William Henry Davies
A poor life this if, full of care,
we have no time to stand and stare.
William Henry Davies
The more help a person has in his garden,
the less it belongs to him.
William Henry Davies
Good morning, Life - and all
Things glad and beautiful.
William Henry Davies