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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHIMNEY STACKS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: In winter's cold and summer's heat
Last Line: To build their neighboring nests.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds' Nests
First Line: In winter's cold and summer's heat
Last Line: To build their neighboring nests.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds' Nests
In winter's cold and summer's heat
The hospitable chimneys greet
Their never-failing guests;
For when the sparks are upward gone,
The swallows downward come anon
To build their neighboring nests.
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