Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE STARLINGS, by CHARLES KINGSLEY


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THE STARLINGS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Early in spring time, on raw and windy mornings
Last Line: "sad, sad, to think that the year is all but done."
Subject(s): Starlings; Time


EARLY in spring time, on raw and windy mornings,
Beneath the freezing house-eaves I heard the starlings sing --
"Ah dreary March month, is this then a time for building wearily?
Sad, sad, to think that the year is but begun."

Late in the autumn, on still and cloudless evenings,
Among the golden reed-beds I heard the starlings sing --
"Ah that sweet March month, when we and our mates were
courting merrily;
Sad, sad, to think that the year is all but done."





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