Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BIRD-NESTING, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: Ah! That half bashful and half eager face! Last Line: The little birds that owed their life to thee. Subject(s): Birds' Nests | ||||||||
Ah! that half bashful and half eager face! Among the trees thy guardian angel stands, With his heart beating, lest thy little hands Should come among the shadows and efface The stainless beauty of a life of love, And childhood innocence - for hark, the boys Are peering through the hedgerows and the grove, And ply their cruel sport with mirth and noise; But thou hast conquer'd! and dispell'd his fear; Sweet is the hope thy youthful pity brings -- And oft, methinks, if thou shalt shelter here When these blue eggs are linnets' throats and wings, A secret spell shall bring about the tree The little birds that owed their life to thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LETTY'S GLOBE by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE BUOY-BELL by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LACHRYMATORY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LATTICE AT SUNRISE by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LION'S SKELETON by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE VACANT CAGE (1) by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A BIRTHDAY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A BRILLIANT DAY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A CALM EVENING by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A COLONY OF NIGHTINGALES by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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