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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KILLDEER, by MABEL KINGSLEY RICHARDSON
First Line: Killdeer! Killdeer!' that startled cry
Last Line: "kill-deer, kill-deer."
Subject(s): Courage; Fights; Valor; Bravery
First Line: Killdeer! Killdeer!' that startled cry
Last Line: "kill-deer, kill-deer."
Subject(s): Courage; Fights; Valor; Bravery
"Killdeer! Killdeer!" that startled cry,
Clarion-clear, shrill and high,
Echoing over the summer plain
Smites on my heart like driven rain
Out of a blue and sunny sky.
Courage to live and grace to die
In plaintive challenge circling by,
Over the hill the flute-like strain—
"Killdeer! Killdeer!"
The prairie born, the restless, shy,
These are kindred. They know why
Sorrow and song, pride and pain
Mingle and mark that brave refrain,
Mounting call and far reply—
"Kill-deer, Kill-deer."
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