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SONGS OUT OF SORROW: WOOD SONG by SARA TEASDALE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I HEARD A WOOD THRUSH IN THE DUSK
Last Line: And kissed it, scars and all
Subject(s): BIRDS; THRUSHES;
I heard a wood thrush in the dusk
Twirl three notes and make a star -
My heart that walked with bitterness
Came back from very far.
Three shining notes were all he had,
And yet they made a starry call -
I caught life back against my breast
And kissed it, scars and all.



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