Common Joys and Other Poems, by W. H. Davies | 
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I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
'Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.
And when the Sun comes out,
After this rain shall stop,
A wondrous light will fill
Each dark round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
'Twill be a lovely sight.
- The Rain
"A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."
- The pleasure of unexpectedly finding a well-loved poem ?
"Some banks cropped close, and lawns smooth mown and green,
Where, when a daisy's guiltless face was seen,
Its pretty head came sacrifice to pride
Of human taste"
- The Hill-Side Park
I love the sight of daisies on the lawn and always feel a pang when I mow them away, especially when the bees are feeding from them. ?? Mind, they do grow back quickly!
I almost didn't buy this book due to the teacup ring on the cover, then decided it added character, but remained dubious as I didn't recognise the author, then softened when I saw inside on the list of his previous works that he's the author of "Diary of a Super-Tramp", which I intend to read one day ( #tmbtlt ) then read the first poem, and it came home with me ?
A pleasant half hour in a bookshop reminded me that I didn't need to panic! Picked up a couple of poetry books (the yellow one is "The Survivors" by Patricia Beer), and finally found some clean copies of Hitchhiker, to replace the ones I unaccountably disposed of a couple of decades ago.
