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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOCKING-BIRD, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
First Line: In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon
Last Line: His own wild song beneath the listening moon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Birds; Love; Mockingbirds; Moon
First Line: In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon
Last Line: His own wild song beneath the listening moon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Birds; Love; Mockingbirds; Moon
IN mirth he mocks the other birds at noon,
Catching the lilt of every easy tune;
But when the day departs he sings of love, --
His own wild song beneath the listening moon.
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