Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WHIPPOORWILL'S SONG, by ELIZABETH COX GILLILAND


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THE WHIPPOORWILL'S SONG, by                    
First Line: Whippoorwill is calling
Last Line: Twill be home to me.
Subject(s): Birds; Whipporwills


Whippoorwill is calling,
Calling, calling me,
All the night enthralling
With his melody.

Something magic in his voice
Makes the tired soul rejoice,
Brings again the carefree years,
Drives away unbidden tears.

Came this weird bird of the night,
Warily hidden out of sight,
To sing to me his "whippoorwill."
How I love his joyous trill!

Though I wander o'er the main,
Though I suffer anguish, pain,
If again at twilight hour,
Hidden in his leafy bower,
Whippoorwill is calling, calling,
'Twill be home to me.





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