The Poems of Sir William Watson | ||
BEHOLD!
O thou that with a gesture canst controlAll seas that roll;
O Thou that with a whisper canst assuage
All winds that rage:
Behold how softer than the human breast
The wild bird's nest!
Behold how calmer than the world of men
The wild beast's den!
March 1918
The Poems of Sir William Watson | ||