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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.



William Morris


William Morris's other poems:
  1. Atalanta's Race
  2. The Son's Sorrow
  3. The Voice Of Toil
  4. The Burgher's Battle
  5. The Two Sides Of The River


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

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

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