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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE NEST, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: O world beneath the mother's wing
Last Line: Of deeper love.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds' Nests
First Line: O world beneath the mother's wing
Last Line: Of deeper love.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds' Nests
O world beneath the mother's wing,
Secure from harm,
The heart so near the sheltered thing
To keep it warm!
No longer needed now the light
Of heaven above;
The very darkness breathes a plight
Of deeper love.
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