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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOMING BIRD, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: The soul is like a homing bird that's sure
Last Line: To reach the native loft, the lonesome mate.
Subject(s): Birds; Love; Soul
First Line: The soul is like a homing bird that's sure
Last Line: To reach the native loft, the lonesome mate.
Subject(s): Birds; Love; Soul
THE soul is like a homing bird that's sure
To wing its way to the beloved place;
Above the sea or land, through air more pure
Than mortal breathes, it cleaves the tracts of space,
Steered by a yearning wonderful, elate
To reach the native loft, the lonesome mate.
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