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. Pain And Time Strive Not
2. The Flowering Orchard
3. Of The Three Seekers
4. Mother and Son
5. The Voice Of Toil

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

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