Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A BIRD, by EDWARD MOXON


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TO A BIRD, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sweet captive, thou a lesson me hast taught
Last Line: In lonely cell thou sing'st, and sing'st unheard.
Subject(s): Birds


SWEET captive, thou a lesson me hast taught
Excelling any which the schools convey;
Example before precept men obey.
Methinks already I have haply caught
A portion of thy joy. Contentment rare,
For one in dull abode like thine, I trace,
Blended with warblings of such cheerful grace;
And yet without a listening ear to share,
Save mine, thy melody. Thus all day long,
Even as the youthful bard that meditates
In scenes the visionary mind creates,
Thou to some woodland image tunest thy song;
A prisoner too to hope, like him, sweet bird,
In lonely cell thou sing'st, and sing'st unheard.





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