Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, COLUMBA AND THE BLACKBIRD, by JOHN O'LEARY



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COLUMBA AND THE BLACKBIRD, by                    
First Line: Bright gold of the chalice
Subject(s): Blackbirds


Bright gold of the chalice
in the dark of the kirk.

The blackbird pours music
from out her gold beak.

Sunrise, and the waters of the loch
shake like gold leaf.


Copyright © John O'Leary.
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