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The Baltimore Bird : Alexander Wilson : : Bird Poems : :

The Baltimore Bird ::By Alexander Wilson:: High on yon poplar, clad in glossiest green,The orange, black-capp’d Baltimore is seen;The broad-extended boughs still please him best,Beneath their bending skirts he hangs his nest;There his sweet mate, secure from every harm.Broods o’er her spotted store, and wraps them warm ;Lists to the noon-tide hum of busy bees.HerContinue reading “The Baltimore Bird : Alexander Wilson : : Bird Poems : :”

One of the ones that Midas touched , The Oriole : Emily Dickinson : : Bird Poems : :

The OrioleThe OrioleOne of the ones that Midas touched,Who failed to touch us all,Was that confiding prodigal,The blissful oriole.So drunk, he disavows itWith badinage divine;So dazzling, we mistake himFor an alighting mine.A pleader, a dissembler,An epicure, a thief, —Betimes an oratorio,An ecstasy in chief;The Jesuit of orchards,He cheats as he enchantsOf an entire attarFor hisContinue reading “One of the ones that Midas touched , The Oriole : Emily Dickinson : : Bird Poems : :”

To Hear An Oriole Sing : Emily Dickinson : : Bird Poems

To Hear An Oriole Sing : : By Emily Dickinson , Amherst / Massachusetts , U. S. : 526 To hear an Oriole singMay be a common thing—Or only a divine. It is not of the BirdWho sings the same, unheard,As unto Crowd— The Fashion of the EarAttireth that it hearIn Dun, or fair— SoContinue reading “To Hear An Oriole Sing : Emily Dickinson : : Bird Poems”

Wren Bird Poems : Various Poets : Bird Poems : :

For A Winter Wren : : By David Wagoner From Poetry Magazine June 1974 issue : Source : poetryfoundation.org * * A Winter Wren’s Call : : By Tina Andersen Softly bouncing between branch and vinea wren shifts timidly throughout the brushseeking insects to dinethis small bird appears to be in a rushflitting and callingContinue reading “Wren Bird Poems : Various Poets : Bird Poems : :”

The Envious Wren : Phoebe Cary : : Bird Poems : :

The Envious Wren : : by Phoebe Cary ON the ground lived a hen,In a tree lived a wren,Who picked up her food here and there;While biddy had wheatAnd all nice things to eat.Said the wren, I declare, ‘t is n’t fair!” “It is really too bad!”She exclaimed — she was mad —“To go outContinue reading “The Envious Wren : Phoebe Cary : : Bird Poems : :”

Visit Of The Wrens : Paul Hemilton Hayne : : Bird Poems : :

Visit Of The Wrens : : By Paul Hemilton Hayne ( 1830 – 1886 ) , Southern American Poet : : : : FLYING from out the gusty west,To seek the place where last year’s nest,Ragged, and torn by many a routOf winter winds, still rocks aboutThe branches of the gnarled old treeWhich sweep myContinue reading “Visit Of The Wrens : Paul Hemilton Hayne : : Bird Poems : :”

To A Wren On Cavalry : Larry Levis : : Bird Poems : :

To a Wren on CalvaryBY LARRY LEVIS“Prince Jesus, crush those bastards …”—Francois Villon, Grand Testament It is the unremarkable that will last, As in Brueghel’s camouflage, where the wren’s withheld,While elsewhere on a hill, small hawks (or are they other birds?)Are busily unraveling eyelashes & pupilsFrom sunburned thieves outstretched on scaffolds,Their last vision obscured byContinue reading “To A Wren On Cavalry : Larry Levis : : Bird Poems : :”

Child’s Talk In April : Christina Georgina Rossetti : : Bird Poems : :

Child’s Talk In April: : By Christina Georgina Rossetti ( 1830 – 1894 ) , London , England : : I wish you were a pleasant wren,And I your small accepted mate;How we’d look down on toilsome men!We’d rise and go to bed at eightOr it may be not quite so late.Then you should seeContinue reading “Child’s Talk In April : Christina Georgina Rossetti : : Bird Poems : :”

Jenny Wren : William Henry Davis : ( 1 ) : : Eurasian Wren Chirping & Singing ( Video ) : ( 2 ) : Wildlife World : : Bird Poems : :

https://youtu.be/zP7TepK7eAs?si=9CJUfgKzjSDxx4R Jenny Wren : : By W. H. DaviesHer sight is short, she comes quite near;A foot to me’s a mile to her;And she is known as Jenny Wren,The smallest bird in England. WhenI heard that little bird at first,Methought her frame would surely burstWith earnest song. Oft had I seenHer running under leaves soContinue reading “Jenny Wren : William Henry Davis : ( 1 ) : : Eurasian Wren Chirping & Singing ( Video ) : ( 2 ) : Wildlife World : : Bird Poems : :”

Spring ( The Window;or, the Song of the Wrens ) : Alfred Lord Tennyson : : Bird Poems : :

SPRING.Birds’ love and birds’ song Flying here and there,Birds’ song and birds’ love, And you with gold for hair!Birds’ song and birds’ love. Passing with the weather,Men’s song and men’s love, To love once and for ever.Men’s love and birds’ love, And women’s love and men’s!And you my wren with a crown of gold, YouContinue reading “Spring ( The Window;or, the Song of the Wrens ) : Alfred Lord Tennyson : : Bird Poems : :”