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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A HUMMING BIRD, by GLADYS ARNE First Line: Fairy child of a flower Last Line: The soul of the flower. Subject(s): Hummingbirds | |||
FAIRY child of a flower, Fairy spirit set free, Embodied ecstasy Escaped from its bower; Summer's daintiest thing, Bearing her exquisite green, Echoed in thy soft sheen, About on the wing; Grace of a lilting tune— Grace of more than a bird, Wings' sound—all but unheard, Like a wind's croon; Takest thou thus the flight This bud and that to try— Only to satisfy Thy grosser appetite? More than its beauty's dower Surely thy form bespeaks. It is thy soul which seeks The soul of the flower. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...11:02 A.M. THE BIRD DISAPPEARED by JOHN CIARDI HUMMINGBIRD by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE THE RUBY THROAT by RUTH BUTLER BROWN THE HUMMING-BIRD by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON TO HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON - LAWYER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON NEW ENGLAND'S DEAD! by ISAAC MCLELLAN JR. THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 36. LIFE-IN-LOVE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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