Days Too Short

by William Henry Davies — a poem card from Justes Mots

A poignant expression of the bittersweet feeling that life's most beautiful moments—spring's flowers, butterflies, singing birds, and white clouds—pass too quickly, leaving the world shrouded in darkness. Davies captures the speaker's yearning for time to slow down so he might fully savor nature's fleeting perfections. The poem resonates with anyone experiencing the ache of transience and the desire to hold onto precious moments.

When primroses are out in Spring,
And small, blue violets come between;
When merry birds sing on boughs green,
And rills, as soon as born, must sing;

When butterflies will make side-leaps,
As though escaped from Nature's hand
Ere perfect quite; and bees will stand…

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