Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRISON SONG, by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY Poet's Biography First Line: Beat, beat, wings of my heart Last Line: For between -- the iron bars. Subject(s): Birds; Hearts; Prisons & Prisoners; Singing & Singers | ||||||||
Beat, beat, wings of my heart, Stormy and swift as you will! Beat and break, but the walls of the world Will hold you captive still. Oh, the bird of the moon flies into the west To dip in the sun's lagoon, And, following her, the wild geese blur In the depths of a golden swoon. But, heart of mine, O bird of my heart, Tho' they curve to the sunken stars, You follow not with the strain of your wings, For between -- the iron bars. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY OVERTONES by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY |
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