Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: 2, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography First Line: My bird who may not lift his wing Last Line: Who now is dead. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. Subject(s): Birds; Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
MY bird who may not lift his wing, Nor stir in his cold nest, Who never more may dare to sing, Who sits with frozen breast, My bird who in the wood alone Is turned to stone. How shall he find the seas of light That flood the leafy ways, Or watch the shadow's trembling flight That neither goes nor stays, How seek his dreaming mate who keeps The pearly deeps. How shall he learn the liquid notes That break the passionate air, Or hear the melody that floats From love sung unaware, My bird who may not raise his head -- Who now is dead. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND TO MY CHILDREN: 3 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD |
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