Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SIR ORIOLE, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS



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SIR ORIOLE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: This is a merry world
Last Line: Happy sir oriole!
Subject(s): Orioles


"This is a merry world,
Truly a jolly world" --
So sings the oriole.

He is a winged flame,
He bears a lighted breast,
Sunshine incarnated.

His is a swinging song,
His is a swinging nest,
His is a swinging flight.

Ever a-tilt is he,
Tilting at gloominess,
Happy Sir Oriole!





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