Sonnet On Hearing A Thrush Sing
Sing on, sweet thrush, upon the leafless bough,
Sing on, sweet bird, I listen to thy strain,
See aged Winter, ‘mid his surly reign,
At thy blythe carol, clears his furrowed brow.
Thus in bleak Poverty’s dominion drear,
Sits meek Content with light, unanxious heart;
Welcomes the rapid moments, bids them part,
Nor asks if they bring ought to hope or fear.
I thank thee, Author of this opening day!
Thou whose bright sun now gilds yon orient skies!
Riches denied, thy boon was purer joys –
What wealth could never give nor take away!
But come, thou child of poverty and care,
The mite high heav’n bestow’d, that mite with thee I’ll share.
“On Hearing A Thrush Sing”, Written in 1788 ( as per bbc.co.uk ) / , A Sweet Musical sonnet composed in the course of a morning walk in January ( On his Birthday, January 25, 1793 , as per Robert Burns.org ) By Scotland’s greatest Poet, Lyricist and Song – Writer And National Poet, Robert Burns ( 1759 – 1796 , Also known as Bobbie Burns / Rabbie Burns / The Ploughman Poet / Heaven -taught Ploughman / Robden Of Solway Further / The bard Of Ayrshire ) is About How “A Simple Song Bird can offer solace and remind the makar of his Maker, Author of this opening day”, As Donny O Rourke wrote, , Also, “Like the thrush (if less ‘naturally’ and with more stilted and effusive rhetorical strain),” : : : :
It was Robert Burns who wrote, ” Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, instead of dying, he sings.” : : One day when Burns was ill and seemed slumber , he observed Jessy Lewars moving about the house with a light step lest she should disturb him. He took a little goblet containing wine-and-water for moistening his lips , wrote this words on it with a diamond , and presented it to her. ” : : : :
Notes for each of the lines Pending visit this post again later on to enjoy the appreciation of the poem V Jayaraj Pune India November 2, 2023 : : : :
MADHU MALTI 