Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ASSUMPTION (1), by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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THE ASSUMPTION (1), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Behold! The mother bird
Last Line: "thy fledgling calls thee home!"
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Assumption, The (theology); Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women - Bible; Virgin Mary


Behold! the mother bird
The Fledgling's voice hath heard!
He calls anew,
"It was thy breast
That warmed the nest
From whence I flew.
Upon a loftier tree
Of life I wait for thee;
Rise, mother-dove, and come;
Thy Fledgling calls thee home!"





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