Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A REDBREAST, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

TO A REDBREAST, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Stay, little cheerful robin, stay!
Last Line: Of everlasting spring.
Subject(s): Robins


STAY, little cheerful Robin! stay,
And at my casement sing,
Though it should prove a farewell lay
And this our parting spring.
Though I, alas! may ne'er enjoy
The promise in thy song;
A charm, 'that' thought can not destroy,
Doth to thy strain belong.
Methinks that in my dying hour
Thy song would still be dear,
And with a more than earthly power
My passing Spirit cheer.
Then, little Bird, this boon confer,
Come, and my requiem sing,
Nor fail to be the harbinger
Of everlasting Spring.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net