Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A MACAW, by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS First Line: Fowl of the nightmare visage, baldly white Last Line: Cloyed with the unconvincing nut and seed! Subject(s): Birds; Evil | ||||||||
FOWL of the nightmare visage, baldly white, Your evil orb fulfilled of all the sly Inherent devilries of days gone by, Ere from the main upswept the Spaniards' might, When your familiar sires would shriek delight, Perched where some cruel temple rose on high I will not scratch that heathen head, not I, Moreover, I am certain that you bite! I wonder haply, long, long years ago If once you lived, a painted Aztec priest, Ill-famed for many a fierce and hurtful deed, Who in your guise must watch the seasons flow, A captive, far from sacrificial feast, Cloyed with the unconvincing nut and seed! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAIN AND AGAIN I HAVE SEEN LIFE'S EVIL by EUGENIO MONTALE PACKING THE HEART by MARY JO BANG ON LADY POLTAGRUE: A PUBLIC PERIL by HILAIRE BELLOC TO A YOUNG AMERICAN THE DAY AFTER THE FALL OF BARCELONA by JOHN CIARDI THE SAINTS OF NEGATIVITY; FOR ERMA POUNDS by NORMAN DUBIE AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS WAR by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ELECTION DAY, 1984 by CAROLYN KIZER A BLACK-LETTER STORY-BOOK by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS |
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