Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CLASSIC CANARY ON ITS DEATH, BY A STUDENT, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: Farewell sweet bird, so winsome and so wise! Last Line: And leaves thee hopping to the asphodels. Subject(s): Canaries; Charon; Styx (river) | ||||||||
Farewell, sweet bird, so winsome and so wise! How oft I saw thee hop along the page Of classic poet or historian sage, With thy low note and quick enquiring eyes. Methinks - thou wert so fond of ancient lore - A classic welcome in the shades below Awaits thee, now thy learned life is o'er; To fair Elysian meadows thou shalt go, A pleasant region without rain or storm; Perchance, even now, while my fond memory dwells On all thy quaint, amusing pedantry, The chirp, the glance, the little saffron form, From thy small beak old Charon takes a fee, And leaves thee hopping to the asphodels. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHARON'S COSMOLOGY by CHARLES SIMIC VARIATIONS ON A THEME by ALFRED GOLDSWORTHY BAILEY A GHOST SPEAKS ON THE STYX by JOHN DRINKWATER ALCESTIS: SCENE 2 by EURIPIDES GALSWORTHY TAKES THE FERRY by ELMER GUSTAFSON CHARON AND PHILOMEL [PHYLOMEL], A DIALOGUE SUNG by ROBERT HERRICK THE NEW CHARON, UPON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS by ROBERT HERRICK A MOCK CHARON; DIALOGUE: CHARON, WHARTON by RICHARD LOVELACE HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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