Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PASSING OF THE BIRDS, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: From out the heart of an autumnal day Last Line: Most fraught with sense of fetterless grace and glee. Subject(s): Autumn; Birds; Heaven; Memory; Seasons; Fall; Paradise | ||||||||
FROM out the heart of an autumnal day A sound unwonted took the listening ear; At first dim in the sky and far away, But ever waxing louder and more clear. And then a mighty shadow seemed to come Between the sun and me, and all the air Shook vibrantly, gave forth a grave, great hum, Till heaven became a populous thoroughfare Of strenuous wings that beat the blue in time; Birds numberless, yet one in joy of flight And the desire to make a warmer clime Wherein to mate and nest and have delight. A hundred wind-harps played in unison Their passing was, a sight of buoyancy Beyond us earthlings; of my memories, one Most fraught with sense of fetterless grace and glee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, WHEN by DORIANNE LAUX IF THIS IS PARADISE by DORIANNE LAUX BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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