Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BACK TO ALBANY, by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON


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BACK TO ALBANY, by                    
First Line: A bird turned loose among the flowers
Last Line: Sent back to boost for albany.
Subject(s): Albany, New York; Native Americans; Travel; Indians Of America; American Indians; Indians Of South America; Journeys; Trips


A bird turned loose among the flowers,
In the San Diego sun,
Soon sighed to see the gentle showers,
And struck for Oregon—
About an hour, it seems to me,
Till it arrived at Albany.

A cat, blindfolded in the night
Outside the college door,
Was carried in a box car tight
A thousand miles or more—
The train was wrecked, but all agree
The cat showed up in Albany.

A man got dry, in this temperance town,
And struck for a faster place—
He wandered the nation up and down
Till his purse was empty space—
Then rode a "brake" from Tennessee,
To get back home to Albany.

A native here once died, they say,
And went to Paradise,
He viewed it o'er in a listless way,
With a look of sad surprise—
Then formed a club and prayed to be
Sent back to boost for Albany.





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