Finch Poems : Various Poets : : Bird Poems : :

* Darwin’s Finches : : By Deborah Digges ( 1950 –2009 ) My mother always called it a nest, the multi-colored mass harvested from her six daughters’ brushes, and handed it to one of us after she had shaped it, as we sat in front of the fire drying our hair. She said some birdsContinue reading “Finch Poems : Various Poets : : Bird Poems : :”

The Green Linnet : William Wordsworth : : Bird Poems : :

The Green Linnet : : by William Wordsworth 1770 – 1850 ) ▼ Beneath these fruit-tree boughs that shedTheir snow-white blossoms on my head,With brightest sunshine round me spreadOf Spring’s unclouded weather,In this sequestered nook how sweetTo sit upon my orchard-seat!And flowers and birds once more to greet,My last year’s friends together.One have I marked,Continue reading “The Green Linnet : William Wordsworth : : Bird Poems : :”

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