Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CAGED THRUSH FREED AND HOME AGAIN; VILLANELLE, by THOMAS HARDY


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First Line: Men know but little more then we
Last Line: How happy days are made to be.'
Subject(s): Birds; Happiness; Thrushes; Joy; Delight


'MEN know but little more than we,
Who count us least of things terrene,
How happy days are made to be!

'Of such strange tidings what think ye,
O birds in brown that peck and preen?
Men know but little more than we!

'When I was borne from yonder tree
In bonds to them, I hoped to glean
How happy days are made to be,

'And want and wailing turned to glee;
Alas, despite their mighty mien
Men know but little more than we!

'They cannot change the Frost's decree,
They cannot keep the skies serene;
How happy days are made to be

'Eludes great Man's sagacity
No less than ours, O tribes in treen!
Men know but little more than we
How happy days are made to be.'





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