Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WOOD-SWALLOWS (SUNRISE), by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: The lightning-stricken giant gum Last Line: Dart joyous midst the sunrise-glow. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Australia; Swallows | ||||||||
The lightning-stricken giant gum Stands leafless, dead -- a giant still But heedless of this sunrise-thrill: What stir is this where all was dumb? -- What seem like old dead leaves break swift, And lo, a hundred wings uplift A cloud of birds that to and fro Dart joyous midst the sunrise-glow. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SIXTH-MONTH SONG IN THE FOOTHILLS by GARY SNYDER SWALLOW FLIGHT by SARA TEASDALE EACH SUMMER'S SWALLOWS by JOHN UPDIKE THE DEPARTURE OF THE SWALLOW by WILLIAM HOWITT THE BLUE SWALLOWS by HOWARD NEMEROV |
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