Poem by William Morris

The Woodpecker

I once a King and chief
Now am the tree-bark’s thief,
Ever ’twixt trunk and leaf
Chasing the prey. 

1. Of The Three Seekers
2. The Flowering Orchard
3. The Two Sides Of The River
4. Sad-Eyed and Soft and Grey
5. The King Of Denmark's Sons

John Tabb The Woodpecker ("The wizard of the woods is he")

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