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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FABLE; ROME, 1875, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A certain bird in a certain wood Last Line: I brought this english daisy away. Subject(s): Birds | |||
A CERTAIN bird in a certain wood, Feeling the spring-time warm and good, Sang to it, in melodious mood. On other neighboring branches stood Other birds who heard his song: Loudly he sang, and clear and strong; Sweetly he sang, and it stirred their gall There should be a voice so musical. They said to themselves: "We must stop that bird, He's the sweetest voice was ever heard. That rich, deep chest-note, crystal-clear, Is a mortifying thing to hear. We have sharper beaks and hardier wings, Yet we but croak: this fellow sings!" So they planned and planned, and killed the bird With the sweetest voice was ever heard. Passing his grave one happy May, I brought this English daisy away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER AUDUBON EXAMINES A BITTERN by ANDREW HUDGINS DISPATCHES FROM DEVEREUX SLOUGH by MARK JARMAN A COUNTRY LIFE by RANDALL JARRELL CANADIAN WARBLER by GALWAY KINNELL YELLOW BIRD by KENNETH SLADE ALLING THE CRIPPLE by KARLE WILSON BAKER AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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