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| Searching... Subject: PIGEONS Matches Found: 50 4TH MAY MORNING, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My carrier pigeon is a 'fancy' pigeon Last Line: And give a kiss to dark-locked alice. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Kisses; Love; Pigeons BALLAD OF THE LIGHT-EYED GIRL, by GWENDOLYN BROOKS Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet sally took a cardboard-box Last Line: Funeral for him whose epitaph %in 'pigeon - under ground' Subject(s): Pigeons CASIDA OF THE SHADOWY PIGEONS, by FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA Poem Source First Line: I saw two shadowy pigeons Last Line: And both were neither Subject(s): Birds; Pigeons; Sisters DEAD PIGEON ON SOUTH STREET, by JOHN CIARDI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A crumb or maybe a peanut dropped in the suburb Last Line: The lawns had been saved for auntie and we all felt good Subject(s): Pigeons FEBRUARY 30TH, by FREDERICK SEIDEL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The speckled pigeon standing on the ledge Subject(s): Pigeons; War; Modern Life; Politics & Government FIRST EARLY MORNINGS TOGETHER, by ROBERT PINSKY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Waking up over the candy store together Subject(s): Waking; Morning; Togethernes; Pigeons GALLERY OF PIGEONS, by THEOPHILE JULIUS HENRY MARZIALS Poem Text First Line: Dame fancy has a gallery Last Line: "and rhyme sweet fantasy -- ""good morrow." Alternate Author Name(s): Marzials, Theo; Marzials, Theophile Jules Henri Subject(s): Birds; Fear; Pigeons; Soul; Women GRATITUDE, by BRENDAN KENNELLY Poem Source First Line: Knees and back affirm it was a frosty night Last Line: For the neat, fresh gift of pigeon shit Subject(s): Gratitude; Night; Pigeons HOMING PIGEONS, by TED WALKER Poem Source First Line: Among left trucks, mailbags, churns Last Line: They clatter back in the hanging dark Subject(s): Pigeons MID-DAY AT TRINITY, by NATHALIA CRANE Poem Text First Line: The pigeon's perch on trinity Last Line: The doves drift down to dine. Subject(s): Pigeons MRS. PECK-PIGEON, by ELEANOR FARJEON Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Mrs. Peck-pigeon %is picking for bread Last Line: Goes picking for bread Subject(s): Pigeons MY TWO PIGEONS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: I had two pigeons bright and gay Last Line: I cannot tell for I do not know Subject(s): Pigeons ON STARTLING SOME PIGEONS, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A hundred wings are dropt as soft as one Last Line: With anxious inquest fills his little span. Subject(s): Pigeons ON THE SUNNY SIDE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hi and whoop-hooray, boys! Last Line: On the sunny side! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Birds; Happiness; Pigeons; Singing & Singers; Joy; Delight PERFECT; ON THE WESTERN SEABOARD OF SOUTH UIST, by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I found a pigeon's skull on the machair Alternate Author Name(s): Macdiarmid, Hugh Subject(s): Jones, Glyn (b. 1905); Pigeons; Skulls PERFECT; ON THE WESTERN SEABOARD OF SOUTH UIST, by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I found a pigeon's skull on the machair Last Line: That fixed the tilt of the wings Alternate Author Name(s): Macdiarmid, Hugh Subject(s): Jones, Glyn (b. 1905); Pigeons; Skulls PIGEON, by JAMES HARRISON Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Has swallowed a fountain! %listen! Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Nature; Pigeons PIGEONS, by MAUD BURNHAM Poem Source First Line: Ten snowy white pigeons are standing in line Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by RUSSELL EDSON Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: If a scientist had bred pigeons the size of horses, they Last Line: Them open to see if benjamin franklin wasn't flying his kite%in the thunderstorms of their breasts Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by PHILIP LARKIN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On shallow slates the pigeons shift together Last Line: Shows them, black as their shadows, sleeping so Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by PHILIP LARKIN Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: On shallow slates the pigeons shift together Last Line: Light from a small intense lopsided moon %shows them, black as their shadows, sleeping so Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by MARIANNE MOORE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Older than the ancient greeks, than Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by LISEL MUELLER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Like every kingdom Alternate Author Name(s): Muller, Lisel Subject(s): Pigeons PIGEONS, by ALASTAIR REID Poem Source First Line: On the crooked arm of columbus, on his cloak Last Line: Appropriately on the head of each is perched, %as though forever, his appointed pigeon Subject(s): Pigeons; Statues PIGEONS AT CANNON STREET, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O ye pigeons of the station with your loveliness of hues Last Line: Lost the verdant county acres and the freedom of the blue! Subject(s): Cities; London; Pigeons; Urban Life PIGEONS AT DAWN, by CHARLES SIMIC Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Extraordinary efforts are being made Subject(s): Morning; City & Town Life; Pigeons PIGEONS IN GEORGE SQUARE, by ANNE STEVENSON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Pigeons, pee-gulls Subject(s): Glasgow, Scotland; Pigeons PIGEONS IN GEORGE SQUARE, by ANNE STEVENSON Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Pigeons, pee-gulls Last Line: Citizens of glasgow Subject(s): Glasgow, Scotland; Pigeons POSSIBILITIES, by PETER KANE DUFAULT Poem Source First Line: Three pigeons down-swing Last Line: Till pigeons settle in %their pigeonholes for good Subject(s): Pigeons ROOF PIGEONS, by EMMA ROBERTSON MCRAE Poem Text First Line: Stark-lying roofs the teeming city crown Last Line: Roof-bound to earth who might to heaven soar. Subject(s): Pigeons RURAL RAPTURES, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Tis sweet at dewy eve to rove Subject(s): Birds;nightingales;pigeons;singing & Singers STREET SONGS: 1. THE PIGEONS, by WALLACE STEVENS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Over the houses and into the sky Subject(s): Cities; Pigeons; Urban Life STREET SONGS: 1. THE PIGEONS, by WALLACE STEVENS Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Over the houses and into the sky Last Line: And into their airy home Subject(s): Cities; Pigeons TENEMENT ROOF, by PHILIP BOOTH Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Strange, our not knowing Subject(s): Pigeons THE BELFRY PIGEON, by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On the cross-beam under the old south bell Last Line: And, lapped in quiet, bide my time. Subject(s): Boston; Pigeons THE BIRD LET LOOSE, by THOMAS MOORE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The bird, let loose in eastern skies Last Line: Thy freedom in her wings! Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas Subject(s): Pigeons; Religion; Theology THE CARRIER-PIGEON RETURNED, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sunset has flung its glory o'er the floods Last Line: The darkness of the grave is now before her. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Pigeons THE COURTYARD PIGEONS, by CAROLINE GILTINAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Dear birds, that flutter happily Last Line: The part of me that flies! Alternate Author Name(s): Harlow, Leo P., Mrs. Subject(s): Pigeons THE HILLS, by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The hills are crying from the fields to me Last Line: That strikes the world in admiration mute. Subject(s): Jason; Pigeons THE HOME-COMING, by JOHN LAWSON STODDARD Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Straight upward from the crowded square Last Line: May rule the kingdom of the air. Subject(s): Courage; Flight; Home; Pigeons; Valor; Bravery; Flying THE PIGEONS, by JOHN FREEMAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The pigeons, following the faint warm light Last Line: As thou dost blot out all our miseries. Subject(s): Frost; Pain; Pigeons; Winter; Suffering; Misery THE TRUANT DOVE FROM PILPAY, by CHARLOTTE SMITH Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A mountain stream its channel deep Last Line: "so love your wife, and know when you are well." Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Charlotte Turner Subject(s): Fables; Pigeons; Allegories TO A BANK OF ENGLAND PIGEON, by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS Poem Text First Line: Descendant of the doves of aphrodite Last Line: The stern old lady of threadneedle street! Subject(s): England; Pigeons; English TO A CITY PIGEON, by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Stoop to my window, thou beautiful dove Last Line: Lessons of heaven, sweet bird, in thee! Subject(s): Pigeons TRINITY PLACE, by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The pigeons that peck at the grass in trinity churchyard Alternate Author Name(s): Hayden, Charles, Mrs. Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Pigeons; Unemployment; Work; Workers TRINITY PLACE, by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The pigeons that peck at the grass in trinity churchyard Last Line: It is only the men who are hungry. The pigeons are fed Alternate Author Name(s): Hayden, Charles, Mrs. Subject(s): Labor And Laborers; Pigeons; Unemployment WHEN THE PIGEONS LIFT UP, by R. B. MORRIS Poem Source First Line: When the pigeons lift up one more time Last Line: Draw near the edge Subject(s): Birds; Pigeons WOOD-PIGEONS, by JOHN MASEFIELD Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Often the woodman scares them as he comes Alternate Author Name(s): Masefield, John Edward Subject(s): Pigeons YESTERDAY, by RUTH LASHORNE BUNDY Poem Text First Line: Swift as a pigeon's wings Last Line: To her finger ladder, rung by rung. Subject(s): Past; Pigeons YOU ARE A STOOL PIGEON AND, by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: You don't have more money Alternate Author Name(s): Martial Subject(s): Stool Pigeons |
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