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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE TO THE PELICAN, by MINNIE ELIZABETH OTTO
First Line: The florida pelican / is a doleful old bird
Last Line: On the mangrove limbs.
Subject(s): Birds; Fish & Fishing; Pelicans
First Line: The florida pelican / is a doleful old bird
Last Line: On the mangrove limbs.
Subject(s): Birds; Fish & Fishing; Pelicans
The Florida pelican
Is a doleful old bird,
He never seems to move
Unless he's disturbed.
He never flies high,
His aim has been low.
It's no fault of his,
His wings were made so.
He responds to kind treatment
And knows his friends.
But honesty his conscience
Fails in the end.
When the fish is pulled in
At a glance he dives in.
It's a question of skill
Which fisherman will win.
His only ambition is
To fill his bill.
He dives for his fish
With questionable skill.
At evening fall
He spreads his wings
And slumbers securely
On the mangrove limbs.
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