Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ASK THE SWALLOWS WHY!, by MILDRED HANNAN


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ASK THE SWALLOWS WHY!, by                    
First Line: A very young moon
Last Line: In sudden haste to fly the other way.
Subject(s): Moon; Sky; Swallows


A very young moon
Beckoned with a slim, curved finger,
To a gypsy band of swallows,
Flying high above the trees
Through evening's calm, blue sky.

They seemed at first to want to go
The way she pointed, then changed their minds --
They only knew the reason why -- and veered.
With a silver glint on wings aslant,
The whole flock wheeled,
Then cut the air with knife-blade wings,
In sudden haste to fly the other way.





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