Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BROKEN WING, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: The great dawn breaks, the mournful night is past Last Line: And scale the stars upon my broken wing! Subject(s): Life; Rebirth; Spring | ||||||||
"Why should a song-bird like you have a broken wing?" G. K. GOKHALE QUESTION THE great dawn breaks, the mournful night is past, From her deep age-long sleep she wakes at last! Sweet and long-slumbering buds of gladness ope Fresh lips to the returning winds of hope, Our eager hearts renew their radiant flight Towards the glory of renascent light, Life and our land await their destined spring ... Song-bird why dost thou bear a broken wing? ANSWER Shall spring that wakes mine ancient land again Call to my wild and suffering heart in vain? Or Fate's blind arrows still the pulsing note Of my far-reaching, frail, unconquered throat? Or a weak bleeding pinion daunt or tire My flight to the high realms of my desire? Behold! I rise to meet the destined spring And scale the stars upon my broken wing! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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