Charles T. Davis (poet)
Charles T. Davis (poet)
Charles Thomas Davis was a poet and journalist from Arkansas. In 1923, the Arkansas General Assembly appointed him the first Poet Laureate of the state.
"One lit a rushlight in the ages gone, Bearing it through the night with tireless hand, And saw its flicker steady into flame Spreading the Light, that men might understand. And when it faltered in his failing grasp Another took it up and bore it on. Today we serve in priesthood on the fire Clear and as constant as in years agone. Behind our service lies a century..."
"To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth— This was the ancient Law for Youth. Old times are past, old days are done; But the law runs true—O little son!"
"Who walks a road with love will never walk That road alone again. Old lonely things will garb them in the guise Of beauty glowing with remembered eyes."
