 | 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 | |