Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ADVICE TO A BLUE-BIRD, by MAXWELL BODENHEIM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Who can make a delicate adventure Last Line: Within a sky, and rob it of its blue! Subject(s): Birds; Bluebirds | ||||||||
Who can make a delicate adventure Of walking on the ground? Who can make a grass-blades Arcades for pertly careless straying? You alone, who skim against these leaves, Turning all desire into light whips Molded by your deep blue wing-tips, You who shrill your unconcern Into the sternly antique sky. You to whom all things Hold an equal kiss of touch. Mincing, wanton blue-bird, Grimace at the hoofs of passing men. You alone can lose yourself Within a sky, and rob it of its blue! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST WORD OF A BLUEBIRD; AS TOLD TO A CHILD by ROBERT FROST THE FIRST BLUEBIRD by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY THE BLUEBIRD by WILLIAM P. ALEXANDER THE BLUE BIRD by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA L'OISEAU BLEU (AFTER CHARLES CONDER) by GORDON BOTTOMLEY THE BLUEBIRD by JOHN BURROUGHS THE BLUEBIRD by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THE BLUE BIRD by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN DEATH (1) by MAXWELL BODENHEIM |
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