Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FRAGMENT, by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: Yon bird is strong to fly Last Line: Print their sad cypher on the polished sky! Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E. Subject(s): Birds | ||||||||
YON bird is strong to fly -- How straight the balanced pinions scoop Twin scimitars, that carve the cloudy group, Or, rigid as a die, Print their sad cypher on the polished sky! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER AUDUBON EXAMINES A BITTERN by ANDREW HUDGINS DISPATCHES FROM DEVEREUX SLOUGH by MARK JARMAN A COUNTRY LIFE by RANDALL JARRELL CANADIAN WARBLER by GALWAY KINNELL YELLOW BIRD by KENNETH SLADE ALLING THE CRIPPLE by KARLE WILSON BAKER A SERMON AT CLEVEDON; GOOD FRIDAY by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |
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