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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MYNAH BIRD, by PAUL SUMMERS First Line: The mynah bird is a tawdry thing Last Line: The misery of singers -- with half a song! Subject(s): Mynah Birds; Mina Birds; Myna Birds | |||
The Mynah bird is a tawdry thing With robin's head and blackbird's wing, A croaking jester of the feathered clan -- An ugly thing in a lovely land. Still, in his broken caroling Have I often heard him sing Notes that have wrung my heart so long -- The misery of singers -- with half a song! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER A LITERARY TEA by PAUL SUMMERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ARMOR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON MATE (2) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON GOOD-BYE DOROTHY GAYLE: HOME TO FARGO by KAREN SWENSON THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 17. A LOVER'S PLEA by THOMAS CAMPION THE PALM TREE by ABD-AR RAHMAN I |
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