Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MALLARD, by GEORGE B. STAFF



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MALLARD, by                    
First Line: Why does a mallard winging lonely
Last Line: Down the lake?
Subject(s): Ducks; Mallards; Drakes


Why does a mallard winging lonely
Down the lake
Cause the heart to thrill, as only
Wild things can, and make
The breath catch in the throat and vague tears dim
The eyes?

What is it that all wild things do
To human hearts
That makes them leap and long to follow
In the wake
Of one wild mallard winging lonely
Down the lake?





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