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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COTTAR'S SONG, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: Here the birds still chirp and twitter
Last Line: Of a world supine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Birds; Cities; Nature; Urban Life
First Line: Here the birds still chirp and twitter
Last Line: Of a world supine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Birds; Cities; Nature; Urban Life
HERE the birds still chirp and twitter
In November days,
Flitter, glitter, sweet and bitter,
—Little brief, brief lays!
City streets may brim with morsels,
Rich and dainty fare;
But for them the cottage door-sills
And the sky-sweet air!
Better half a crumb with gladness
In the light of day,
Than a feast with pale-faced sadness
Brooding o'er the way!
O to feel the warmth of Heaven
As it purely flows,
—Feel that it is freely given,
Straight from God's own brows!
Not for us the City's glamour,
Its adulterate wine—
Hectic flush, and noisy clamour
Of a World supine.
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