In 1884, while visiting Ottawa, Davin wrote Eos – A Prairie Dream (1884), a collection of poems that, in his own words, "strike a true and high note in Canadian politics and literature" while he represents, through his poetry, the destruction of Aboriginal culture.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌaɪl vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːɾɐwə, dˈævɪn ɹˈoʊt ɪˈoʊz ɐ pɹˈɛɹi dɹˈiːm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈoʊᵻmz ðˈæt, ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːdz, "stɹˈaɪk ɐ tɹˈuː ænd hˈaɪ nˈoʊt ɪn kɐnˈeɪdiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ" wˌaɪl hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts, θɹuː hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi, ðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈʌltʃɚ.