Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KILLDEE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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KILLDEE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Killdee! Killdee! Far o'er the lea
Last Line: At twilight meet again!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birds


KILLDEE! Killdee! far o'er the lea
At twilight comes the cry.
Killdee! a marsh-mate answereth
Across the shallow sky.

Killdee! Killdee! thrills over me
A rhapsody of light,
As star to star gives utterance
Between the day and night.

Killdee! Killdee! O Memory,
The twin birds, Joy and Pain,
Like shadows parted by the sun,
At twilight meet again!





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