Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE COCK PHEASANT, by ROBERTA ROBERTSON


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THE COCK PHEASANT, by                    
First Line: Gold is the stubble
Last Line: Where once it was gold.
Subject(s): Life; Life Change Events; Pheasants


Gold is the stubble,
Blood-red the buck vine,
Proud struts the pheasant,
His world is like wine.

Flash in the sunlight,
Young brilliance in air,
Poised for a moment,
Then hurtling down there ...

Life, scintillating,
Meets skill, trained and cold;
Dark stains the stubble,
Where once it was gold.





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