Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FIRST THRUSH, by KATHARINE TYNAN



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THE FIRST THRUSH, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The thrush begins again
Last Line: In earth's fields long ago.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan
Subject(s): Birds; Spring; Thrushes


THE thrush begins again,
In the stripped and listening tree,
The old immortal strain,
Rapture and ecstasy.

Ah, when we were together,
Love, how we thrilled to hear
The voice of the Spring weather,
The wild hope, the wild cheer!

The heart that used to spring
To some strange joy before
Lies now a wingless thing,
Not to be cheated more.

Dear, by what groves you fare,
What waters of Paradise,
What glory of ambient air
Floods your amazèd eyes:

Oh, when your first birds call
Clear from the heavenly hill,
You will remember all
The wild hope, the wild thrill.

Love, you will know full well
What yet I do not know,
That the thrush tried to tell
In earth's fields long ago.





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