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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOCKING-BIRD, by RICHARD HOVEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Hear! Hear! Hear! / listen! The word
Last Line: For all he promises so well.
Subject(s): Mockingbirds
First Line: Hear! Hear! Hear! / listen! The word
Last Line: For all he promises so well.
Subject(s): Mockingbirds
HEAR! hear! hear!
Listen! the word
Of the mocking-bird!
Hear! hear! hear!
I will make all clear;
I will let you know
Where the footfalls go
That through the thicket and over the hill
Allure, allure.
How the bird-voice cleaves
Through the weft of leaves
With a leap and a thrill
Like the flash of a weaver's shuttle, swift and sudden and sure!
And lo, he is gone -- even while I turn
The wisdom of his runes to learn.
He knows the mystery of the wood,
The secret of the solitude;
But he will not tell, he will not tell,
For all he promises so well.
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