William Henry Davies or W. H. Davies (3 July 1871 – 26 September 1940) was a Welsh poet and writer. Davies spent a significant part of his life as a tramp or hobo, in the United Kingdom and the United States of America, but became one of the most popular poets of his time. The principal themes in his work are observations about life’s hardships, the ways in which the human condition is reflected in nature, his own tramping adventures and the various characters he met. (Wikipedia).
Not exactly seasonal perhaps, but today I felt like looking forward to the Spring …
Thanks for sharing, I will have to check his poetry out, it sounds like it will be a interesting and insightful read🤗
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Many thanks for commenting Sophia.
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Your post has welcomed a very spring like day in the South of England Roland. Thank you for the introduction to W.H. Davies. I will have a look at his work. Do you have any recommendations?
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Thanks, Davy. Yes, a beautiful March day indeed. Am staying in Devon this week. Had a beautiful drive along the Exe Valley and over into Somerset and the Quantox this morning. Glorious.
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‘Leisure’ is W.H.Davies’ best known poem.
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Good to hear Roland. I have just come back from a break in the Lake District, fully refreshed. Have a good and pleasurable time.
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“For fifty thousand shillings down, I would not sail again with sheep.” One of my favorite poets. Thank you.
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I will follow up your quotation. Not one I knew. Thanks for your comment, Roger.
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He (WHD) wrote several poems about sailing from Baltimore to Britain with sheep. I think they can be found in the Rattle Bag anthology.
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Thanks for the reference, Roger.
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