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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARDINAL, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: That great tree covered with snow
Last Line: In a cloud of snow he pushed aside.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Cardinals (birds); Snow; Winter
First Line: That great tree covered with snow
Last Line: In a cloud of snow he pushed aside.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Cardinals (birds); Snow; Winter
That great tree covered with snow
until its branches droop,
the oak, that keeps its leaves through winter
(in spring a bud breaks the stem),
has in its utmost branch
a cardinal,
who brushing snow aside, pauses for an instant
then plummets toward earth
until just above a drift he opens his wings
and brakes, fluttering
in a cloud of snow he pushed aside.
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