Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COURTYARD PIGEONS, by CAROLINE GILTINAN Poet's Biography First Line: Dear birds, that flutter happily Last Line: The part of me that flies! Alternate Author Name(s): Harlow, Leo P., Mrs. Subject(s): Pigeons | ||||||||
Dear birds, that flutter happily Against the grey stone wall, That hides the joyous sun from me, Do you not hear my call? Each weary day when you go past To strut and perch up there, -- Or when you soar away so fast, I watch you, -- and I care: For, in your iridescent flight, My eyes have learned to see How, in this strange and man-made night, One thing, at least, goes free. And do you know what you have taught In low and cooing cries? Though much is gone, they have not bought The part of me that flies! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRINITY PLACE by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY STREET SONGS: 1. THE PIGEONS by WALLACE STEVENS PIGEONS IN GEORGE SQUARE by ANNE STEVENSON PERFECT; ON THE WESTERN SEABOARD OF SOUTH UIST by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE THE BELFRY PIGEON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS OVERNIGHT, A ROSE by CAROLINE GILTINAN |
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