Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GOOD BIRDS, by ELINOR WYLIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Threading the evil hand and look Last Line: Between my lovely ground and god. Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs. Subject(s): Birds | ||||||||
Threading the evil hand and look I sprang, on sinews spare and light, To sleep beside a water-brook Where snow was sprinkled overnight. I spread my cloak upon the ground, I laid my head upon a stone, I stared into the sky and found That I no longer lived alone. He turned His burning eyes on me From smoke above a mountain-shelf; I did not want His company Who wanted no one but myself. I whistled shrill, I whistled keen; The birds were servant to my nod. They wove their wings into a screen Between my lovely ground and God. | 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 BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH by ELINOR WYLIE |
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