Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIRD AT SEA, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Bird of the greenwood! Last Line: "away, away!" Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Birds | ||||||||
BIRD of the greenwood! Oh, why art thou here? Leaves dance not o'er thee, Flowers bloom not near. All the sweet waters Far hence are at play -- Bird of the greenwood! Away, away! Where the mast quivers Thy place will not be, As' midst the waving Of wild-rose and tree. How shouldst thou battle With storm and with spray? Bird of the greenwood! Away, away! Or art thou seeking Some brighter land, Where by the south wind Vine leaves are fanned? 'Midst the wild billows Why then delay? Bird of the greenwood! Away, away! "Chide not my lingering Where storms are dark; A hand that hath nursed me Is in the bark -- A heart that hath cherished Through winter's long day: So I turn from the greenwood, Away, away!" | 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 DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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