Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DEPARTURE OF THE SWALLOW, by WILLIAM HOWITT Poet's Biography First Line: And is the swallow gone? Last Line: That a void is left below. Subject(s): Birds; Swallows | ||||||||
AND is the swallow gone? Who beheld it? Which way sailed it? Farewell bade it none? No mortal saw it go; -- But who doth hear Its summer cheer As it flitteth to and fro? So the freed spirit flies! From its surrounding clay It steals away Like the swallow from the skies. Whither? wherefore doth it go? 'T is all unknown; We feel alone That a void is left below. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SIXTH-MONTH SONG IN THE FOOTHILLS by GARY SNYDER SWALLOW FLIGHT by SARA TEASDALE EACH SUMMER'S SWALLOWS by JOHN UPDIKE THE BLUE SWALLOWS by HOWARD NEMEROV THE CLIFF SWALLOWS by DEBRA NYSTROM THE WINGED WORSHIPPERS; ADDRESSED TO TWO SWALLOWS .. DURING SERVICE by CHARLES SPRAGUE |
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