Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SONG OF SINGING, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY


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First Line: Sing! Gangling lad, along the brink
Last Line: But sing! Sing! Sing!
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Birds; Singing & Singers


SING! gangling lad, along the brink
Of wild brook-ways of shoal and deep,
Where killdees dip, and cattle drink,
And glinting little minnows leap!
Sing! slimpsy lass who trips above
And sets the foot-log quivering!
Sing! bittern, bumblebee, and dove --
Sing! Sing! Sing!

Sing as you will, O singers all
Who sing because you want to sing!
Sing! peacock on the orchard wall,
Or tree-toad by the trickling spring!
Sing! every bird on every bough --
Sing! every living, loving thing --
Sing any song, and anyhow,
But Sing! Sing! Sing!





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