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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CATBIRD, by HELEN FIELD WATSON
First Line: On mountain-tops of joy he sings, quite clear
Last Line: "a sneering—""sin?—aw—you—yes—you—too—sin!"
Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Dead, The; Paradise
First Line: On mountain-tops of joy he sings, quite clear
Last Line: "a sneering—""sin?—aw—you—yes—you—too—sin!"
Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Dead, The; Paradise
On mountain-tops of joy he sings, quite clear,
"Heaven, heaven is near, is near. It's very near!"
In gutter hours his raucous squalls begin
A sneering—"Sin?—Aw—you—yes—you—too—sin!"
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