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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WILD DUCKS, by ROSE HENDERSON
First Line: I heard the wild ducks passing in the night
Last Line: I heard the wild ducks passing in the night.
Subject(s): Ducks; Night; Spring; Trees; Mallards; Drakes; Bedtime
First Line: I heard the wild ducks passing in the night
Last Line: I heard the wild ducks passing in the night.
Subject(s): Ducks; Night; Spring; Trees; Mallards; Drakes; Bedtime
I heard the wild ducks passing in the night.
From shadowy skies their call came dimly down.
And the soft yearning of their certain flight
Swept the dull spaces of the sleeping town.
Into my chamber came the breath of spring,
Pregnant with promise from awakening buds.
Into my heart came fancies billowing,
With the soft rhythm of sun-loosened floods.
I saw the wind-blown crocus on the hills,
With the bright starring of anemones,
Heard the tin laughter that the brown brook trills
Under the shelter of low-stooping trees.
A car clanged distantly. Across the way
A drowsy watchman woke with sudden fright.
On the dim court a soft enchantment lay.
I heard the wild ducks passing in the night.
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