Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUERY, by HENRY T. CHAMBERS First Line: He heard something as his lips broke Last Line: Should one listen? Or ought one speak? | ||||||||
He heard something as his lips broke; A bird calling -- and he never spoke. He forgot to speak; he turned his head, Better to hear what the bird said. And as he listened with his lips apart Death leaped up and touched his heart. Now we children will never hear What he found in the field, nor where. I don't grudge him the easy choice That stilled his own for the robin's voice. I've only wondered if I died next week ... Should one listen? or ought one speak? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FISH FOR BREAKFAST by HENRY T. CHAMBERS FROM THE VALLEY by HENRY T. CHAMBERS INDIAN NIGHT by HENRY T. CHAMBERS RED BUCK BILL by HENRY T. CHAMBERS STREET ANGEL by HENRY T. CHAMBERS THE SONG OF A HEATHEN by RICHARD WATSON GILDER SHADOWS by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THURSDAY IN HOLY WEEK by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE LAST MAN: SPEAKER'S MEANING DIMLY DESCRIBED by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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