Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATCH OF A SWAN, by SARAH MORGAN BRYAN PIATT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I read somewhere that a swan, snow-white Last Line: Had the love of a bird for a child. Alternate Author Name(s): Piatt, Sarah Subject(s): Birds; Swans | ||||||||
I READ somewhere that a swan, snow-white, In the sun all day, in the moon all night, Alone by a little grave would sit Waiting, and watching it. Up out of the lake her mate would rise, And call her down with his piteous cries Into the waters still and dim: -- With cries she would answer him. Hardly a shadow would she let pass Over the baby's cover of grass; Only the wind might dare to stir The lily that watched with her. Do I think that the swan was an angel? Oh, I think it was only a swan, you know, That for some sweet reason, winged and wild, Had the love of a bird for a child. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS FLIGHT OF SWANS by ROBINSON JEFFERS TO A WILD SWAN by HENRY MEADE BLAND A STRAW SWAN UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE by DENISE LEVERTOV LEDA RECONSIDERED by MONA VAN DUYN THE WITCH IN THE GLASS by SARAH MORGAN BRYAN PIATT A CALL ON SIR WALTER RALEIGH; AT YOUGHAL, COUNTY CORK by SARAH MORGAN BRYAN PIATT |
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