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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIGRATION, by GEORGE W. PEACE
First Line: Its watchful eye observes the passing time
Last Line: But when we ask, we find the bird has flown.
Subject(s): Birds; Migration
First Line: Its watchful eye observes the passing time
Last Line: But when we ask, we find the bird has flown.
Subject(s): Birds; Migration
Its watchful eye observes the passing time
And sees the frost line, in its downward climb,
Reach out and paint the colors on the leaves
And blow its hoary breath upon the eaves.
It needs no other warning, but must go
Beyond the icy clutches of the snow;
So in the starry darkness of the night
The swallow spreads its wings in southern flight.
And there until the balmy grace of spring
Has once again reclaimed the barren land,
It shows a wisdom none can understand.
We reason why a little feathered thing
Should learn the secrets men have never known,
But when we ask, we find the bird has flown.
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