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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HUMMING-BIRD, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Is it a monster bee Last Line: Into a murmurous sound of wings too swift for sight! Subject(s): Flowers; Hummingbirds; Marigolds; Summer; Wings | |||
IS it a monster bee, Or is it a midget bird, Or yet an air-born mystery That now the marigold has stirred, And now on vocal wing To a neighbor bloom is whirred, In an aery ecstasy, in a passion of pilfering? Ah! 'tis the humming-bird, Rich-coated one, Ruby-throated one, That is not chosen for song, But throws its whole rapt sprite Into the secrets of flowers The summer days along, Into most odorous hours, Into a murmurous sound of wings too swift for sight! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTATE SALE: THE SCRABBLE GAME OF A DEAD WOMAN by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE FREED FROM ANOTHER CONTEXT by ELEANOR WILNER THE BIRD IN THE LAUREL'S SONG by ELEANOR WILNER THE LITERAL = THE ABSTRACT: A DEMONSTRATION by ELEANOR WILNER BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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