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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIX MOVEMENTS; FOR MRS. EDWARD MACDOWELL: 6. SONG SPARROW, by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG Poet's Biography
First Line: He stutters and stammers - a catch in his throat
Last Line: A channel for opening the way to his mind.
Variant Title(s): Song Sparrow's Limited Creativity
Subject(s): Sparrows
First Line: He stutters and stammers - a catch in his throat
Last Line: A channel for opening the way to his mind.
Variant Title(s): Song Sparrow's Limited Creativity
Subject(s): Sparrows
He stutters and stammers -- a catch in his throat --
Chromatics falter -- too many notes float --
Beginnings too eager -- scales all uncertain --
Come to a cadence, too careful the curtain.
The thing that he studies -- flattering, fluttering --
Might be called song could the fellow but sing
From the start of a phrase to end of a sentence,
And not be pursued and be caught by repentance.
Who would consider such doings professional? --
The little he does, does it sound processional? --
And still, he persists and resists till he find
A channel for opening the way to his mind.
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