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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BLUEBIRD (1), by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: When god had made a host of them
Last Line: As wings, away it flew.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds; Bluebirds
First Line: When god had made a host of them
Last Line: As wings, away it flew.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds; Bluebirds
When God had made a host of them,
One little flower still lacked a stem
To hold its blossom blue;
So into it He breathed a song,
And suddenly, with petals strong
As wings, away it flew.
Other Poems of Interest...
THE BLUEBIRD by EMILY DICKINSON
THE LAST WORD OF A BLUEBIRD; AS TOLD TO A CHILD by ROBERT FROST
THE FIRST BLUEBIRD by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
THE BLUEBIRD by WILLIAM P. ALEXANDER
THE BLUE BIRD by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA
ADVICE TO A BLUE-BIRD by MAXWELL BODENHEIM
L'OISEAU BLEU (AFTER CHARLES CONDER) by GORDON BOTTOMLEY
THE BLUEBIRD by JOHN BURROUGHS
THE BLUEBIRD by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON
THE BLUE BIRD by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN