Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TELL ME, SONG-BIRD, by K. DEVRISH


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TELL ME, SONG-BIRD, by                    
First Line: Gay song-bird, on your journey back to spring
Last Line: My heart without your message throbs and grieves.
Subject(s): Birds; Seasons


Gay song-bird, on your journey back to Spring,
You flew by ruin, skimmed by greening field;
On mulberry branches rested weary wing,
Whose leafy greenness all but song concealed.
There did you hear the flute-song of my grief?
And carry notes of sorrow on your flight
To one who merits trusting and belief --
To one whose caring makes the hours bright?

Through Summer, Winter, waiting Spring's return
I listened for your song upon the wind.
But March gales answered, desperate and stern.
When April's fingers on the branches pinned
The bursting buds and little greening leaves,
My heart without your message throbs and grieves.





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