Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BELL-BIRD, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: The stillness of the austral noon Last Line: Save 'mid these silences alone. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Australia; Birds | ||||||||
The stillness of the Austral noon Is broken by no single sound -- No lizards even on the ground Rustle amongst dry leaves -- no tune The lyre-bird sings -- yet hush! I hear A soft bell tolling, silvery clear! Low soft aerial chimes, unknown Save 'mid these silences alone. | 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 |
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