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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WILD SWANS, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over
Last Line: The town again, trailing your legs and crying!
Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs.
Subject(s): Birds; Swans
First Line: I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over
Last Line: The town again, trailing your legs and crying!
Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs.
Subject(s): Birds; Swans
I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over.
And what did I see I had not seen before?
Only a question less or a question more;
Nothing to match the flight of wild birds flying.
Tiresome heart, forever living and dying,
House without air, I leave you and lock your door.
Wild swans, come over the town, come over
The town again, trailing your legs and crying!
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