Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRAGEDY, by MAUDE BUTTCANE First Line: Poor little robin with a broken wing Last Line: He'll make a delicious tidbit for kitty's greed. Subject(s): Birds; Robins; Wings | ||||||||
Poor little robin with a broken wing, The object of some boy's sling; Left to die upon the ground, But of his anguish, he makes no sound -- For as he fell, he spied old Tabby-cat, His life is doom'd, he's sure of that; Though he tried to hide behind a weed, He'll make a delicious tidbit for kitty's greed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTATE SALE: THE SCRABBLE GAME OF A DEAD WOMAN by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE FREED FROM ANOTHER CONTEXT by ELEANOR WILNER THE BIRD IN THE LAUREL'S SONG by ELEANOR WILNER THE LITERAL = THE ABSTRACT: A DEMONSTRATION by ELEANOR WILNER THOUGHTS OF A TINY PIG by DAVID IGNATOW TUOL SLENG: POL POT'S PRISON by KAREN SWENSON AN ANATOMY OF THE WORLD: THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY by JOHN DONNE |
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