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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CUCKOO SONG, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poet's Biography First Line: Cuckoo, cuckoo! %in april skies were blue Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan | |||
Cuckoo, cuckoo! Cuckoo, cuckoo! In April skies were blue In April skies were blue As every hedgerow knew; As every hedgerow knew; And there was you. And there was you. In April In April The cuckoo shows his bill, The cuckoo shows his bill, With windflowers on vale and hill. With windflowers on vale and hill. O, Love! O, Love! Sweet was April, sweet was April! Sweet was April, sweet was April! Cuckoo, cuckoo! In May his song was true, Cuckoo, cuckoo! And the world was new In May his song was true, For me and you. And the world was new In May For me and you. He sings all day, In May All the long night that's sweet with hay. He sings all day, O, Love! All the long night that's sweet with hay. Blithe was the May, blithe was the May! Cuckoo, cuckoo! O, Love! Last June the roses grew Blithe was the May, blithe was the May! In many a place we knew, I and you. In June Cuckoo, cuckoo! Last June the roses grew He changes his tune. In many a place we knew, A young man's fancy changes soon. O, Love! I and you. In June Fleet was June, fleet was June! He changes his tune. Cuckoo, cuckoo! His notes are faint and few, A young man's fancy changes soon. O, Love! The lily is dying too, For the rose there is rue. Fleet was June, fleet was June! In July Away will he fly, Cuckoo, cuckoo! His notes blown back from an empty sky. His notes are faint and few, O, Love! Sad was July, sad was July! The lily is dying too, For the rose there is rue. Cuckoo, cuckoo! In July No more we listen to The merry song we knew, Away will he fly, I and you. His notes blown back from an empty sky. In August O, Love! Go he must, Sad was July, sad was July! Love and lovers will turn to dust. O, Love! Cuckoo, cuckoo! Cold is August, cold is August! No more we listen to The merry song we knew, I and you. In August Go he must, Love and lovers will turn to dust. O, Love! Cold is August, cold is August! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OF AN ORCHARD by KATHARINE TYNAN SHEEP AND LAMBS by KATHARINE TYNAN THE SAD MOTHER by KATHARINE TYNAN A CHILD'S DAY by KATHARINE TYNAN A DAY-DREAMER by KATHARINE TYNAN A NEW OLD SONG by KATHARINE TYNAN A PRAYER FOR LIGHT by KATHARINE TYNAN A SONG OF A GARDEN by KATHARINE TYNAN |
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