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THE DODO by HILAIRE BELLOC

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE DODO USED TO WALK AROUND
Last Line: ALL IN THE MU-SE-UM.
Subject(s): EXTINCT ANIMALS;

The Dodo used to walk around,
And take the sun and air.
The sun yet warms his native ground --
The Dodo is not there!

The voice which used to squawk and squeak
Is now for ever dumb --
Yet may you see his bones and beak
All in the Mu-se-um.



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