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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STREET SONGS: 1. THE PIGEONS, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Over the houses and into the sky Last Line: And into their airy home Subject(s): Cities; Pigeons; Urban Life | |||
Over the houses and into the sky Over the houses and into the sky And into the dazzling light, And into the dazzling light, Long hosts of fluttering pigeons fly Long hosts of fluttering pigeons fly Out of the blackened night, Out of the blackened night, Over the houses and into the sky Over the houses and into the sky On glistening wings of white. On glistening wings of white. Over the city and into the blue Over the city and into the blue From ledge and tower and dome, From ledge and tower and dome, They rise and turn and turn anew, They rise and turn and turn anew, And like fresh clouds they roam, And like fresh clouds they roam, Over the city and into the blue Over the city and into the blue And into their airy home. And into their airy home. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THINGS (FOR AN INDIAN) TO DO IN NEW YORK (CITY) by SHERMAN ALEXIE THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: ENTERING THE CITY WITH BLISS-BESTOWING HANDS by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE DISCOVERING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF LLOYD, EARL, AND PRISCILLA by LYNN EMANUEL MY DIAMOND STUD by ALICE FULTON |
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