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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DAY DREAM, by NELLY MILLER SEELY
First Line: A birch tree stands in graceful beauty
Last Line: Yes -- and for the robins to come each year.
Subject(s): Imagination; Fancy
First Line: A birch tree stands in graceful beauty
Last Line: Yes -- and for the robins to come each year.
Subject(s): Imagination; Fancy
A birch tree stands in graceful beauty
Dressed in velvety bark of white
The sun shining through its leaves
As they flutter -- now dark, then white.
Its branches wave as so many plumes
As the wind tosses them around,
Moving in graceful rhythm,
Some almost touching the ground.
Robins built their nest in its branches
With the advent of early spring;
A beautiful home for the wee little ones
Until they were strong of wing.
The tiny twigs and leaves, as they wave
Between me and the sky so blue,
Appear intricate as embroidery or fine lace
Such as the fairies might do.
One could imagine such trees in heaven
With angels hovering near;
I long for a home surrounded with birch trees,
Yes -- and for the robins to come each year.
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