Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JAYBIRD, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The jaybird he's my favorite Last Line: Like it's cut pompadore! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Birds | ||||||||
THE Jaybird he's my favorite Of all the birds they is! I think he's quite a stylish sight In that blue suit of his: An' when he 'lights an' shuts his wings, His coat's a "cutaway" -- I guess it's only when he sings You'd know he wuz a jay. I like to watch him when he's lit In top of any tree, 'Cause all birds git wite out of it When he 'lights, an' they see How proud he act', an' swell an' spread His chest out more an' more, An' raise the feathers on his head Like it's cut pompadore! | 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 A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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