Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry. 1920.
William H. Davies18711940The Example
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A Butterfly;
That on a rough, hard rock
Happy can lie;
Friendless and all alone
On this unsweetened stone.
No care take I;
I’ll make my joy like this
Small Butterfly;
Whose happy heart has power
To make a stone a flower.