Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CHILD'S SONG, by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER Poet's Biography First Line: The starlings they have come to town Last Line: Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! Alternate Author Name(s): Sigerson, Dora; Shorter, Mrs. Clement Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Starlings | ||||||||
THE starlings they have come to town, With polka dots on their robes of brown; They sit a crowd on the old plane tree, And sing this quaint old melody: Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! They come with winter snow and sleet Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! Oh, starling, starling, tell me true Of pleasant lands that have sheltered you Of running brook and woodland tree! This is the tale he told to me: Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! Above the hum of busy street Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! The starlings all will fly away, With ice and snow on a sunshine day, Starling, starling, do not go! I miss your pretty singing so: Chirp, chirp, cheep, cheep, tweet, tweet, sweet! 'Tis but the sparrows in the street Chirp, chirp, cheep, cheep, tweet, tweet, sweet! In summer, in a woodland glade, When I shall walk all unafraid, Lured by the blossom and the bee, I'll hear this quaint old melody: Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! And echo call from her retreat Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! The starlings they have come from town, With polka dots on their robes of brown: Oh, starling, starling, tell me true, Of city far, now what think you? Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! This fine tale he did repeat Creak, creak, pipe, pipe, squeak, squeak, sweet! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST STARLINGS by STANLEY PLUMLY THE MANOEUVRE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS A PLAGUE OF STARLINGS (FISK CAMPUS) by ROBERT EARL HAYDEN THE DEATH OF THE STARTLING by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE STARLINGS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE STARLING by FORD MADOX FORD STARLINGS ON THE ROOF by THOMAS HARDY THE STARLINGS by CHARLES KINGSLEY THE STARLING; OR NEST-TALK AND FEAR-TALK by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE WIND ON THE HILLS by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER |
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