Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CATBIRD, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: It mimics the vireo's song Last Line: A hint of a petulant mew! Subject(s): Catbirds | ||||||||
It mimics the vireo's song, Insistent and jerky and sweet; Like a robin it ripples along, Like a sparrow it rhymes with the street. Its call is now fluty and far, Like a veery at sunset alone; Now sad as the wood pewees are, Now bright as the oriole's tone; Now mocking the doughty chewink, Now bold in the call of the jay; Now matching the crazed bobolink, Or the meadowlark's brisk roundelay; And all through the marvellous feat A something uncanny, untrue, A tang of the mocker, the cheat, A hint of a petulant mew! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY CATBIRD by WILLIAM HENRY VENABLE A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BELATED MEMORIAL by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BIBLE LOVER'S THANKSGIVING by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BIT OF GOOD WORK by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BOY'S SUPERIORITY by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BUILDING SITE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A CAPE COD WOOD ROAD by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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