Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FALL OF THE SPARROW, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Are you dying, little bird Last Line: "poor and innocent as I." Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Sparrows | ||||||||
Are you dying, little bird? "Yea, the song so often heard And the gift of suffering Back to God again I bring. "All in each, and each in all, Counting in the sparrow's fall, By the power of sinless pain (His and ours) He cleanseth stain. Suffering, He deigned to die Poor and innocent as I." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOUSE SPARROWS by ANTHONY HECHT FIFTH GROUP OF VERSE: 9. DAVID by CHARLES REZNIKOFF SPARROWS AMONG DRY LEAVES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE SPARROW by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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