Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINTER MORNING, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poet's Biography First Line: The stars faded out of the paling sky Last Line: Borne on the morning wind, the wild duck came. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Ducks; Morning; Winter; Mallards; Drakes | ||||||||
(BROOKHILL, 1918) THE stars faded out of the paling sky, Dropped through the waters, but the Morning Star Grew brighter and brighter, and as day was nigh A pure wind troubled the rushes near and far. No bird was yet awake: only the duck Homed to the little lake, fed full with streams: Strange and unreal the full morning broke On a still world as God saw it in dreams. The still-life, austere world was grey and cool, Lit by one burning torch of purest flame. Homefrom what hidden haunt, what secret pool? Borne on the morning wind, the wild duck came. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DUCK-CHASING by GALWAY KINNELL PORTRAIT OF THE GREAT WHITE HUNTER FOXHUNTING IN THE ABSENCE OF BIG... by CLARENCE MAJOR ESSAY: DUCKS by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE WILD DUCK'S NEST by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE MALLARDS PASS UNHARMED by LAURA FRANCES ALEXANDER |
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