Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONCE FROM THE TOWN A STARLING FLEW, by ANONYMOUS Last Line: Sing of myself from morn till night Subject(s): Birds;cuckoos | ||||||||
ONCE from the town a starling flew, And on the road there met his view A cuckoo, who to him did say: "What is the news from town to-day?" Said he: "The nightingale's sweet lays Receive from all the greatest praise. The thrush, the blackbird, and the wren, Are slightly mentioned now and then." Then said the cuckoo anxiously: "Pray tell me what they say of me." The starling faltered, then replied, What greatly hurt the cuckoo's pride: "That is a thing I cannot do, Because none ever speak of you." The cuckoo tossing, then, his head, In anger to the starling said: "I'll be revenged, and will from spite Sing of myself from morn till night." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SILVER SWANS: 14. HOTOTOGISU - HOROBIRETE by KENNETH REXROTH ODE TO THE CUCKOO by MICHAEL BRUCE AMORETTI: 19 by EDMUND SPENSER TO THE CUCKOO (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 3. TO THE CUCKOO by MARK AKENSIDE LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 6. SPRING by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE CUCKOO by ALEXANDER ANDERSON NIGHTINGALE AND CUCKOO by ALFRED AUSTIN A CUCKOO SONG by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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