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. Tapestry Trees
2. The Son's Sorrow
3. The Burgher's Battle
4. The Doomed Ship
5. From the Upland to the Sea

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

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