THE MOCKING BIRD : : By Sydney Lanier ( 1842 – 1881 ) Superb and sole, upon a pluméd sprayThat o’er the general leafage boldly grew,He summ’d the woods with song; or typic drewThe swoop of hungry hawks, the lone dismayOf languid doves when long their lovers stray,And all birds’ passion-plays that sprinkle dewAt mornContinue reading “The Mocking Bird : Sydney Lanier : : Bird Poems : :”
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To Our Mocking-Bird : Sidney Lanier : : Bird Poems : :
To Our Mocking-Bird : Died of our cat , May 1878 : : by Sidney Lanier ▼ I.Trillets of humor, — shrewdest whistle-wit, —Contralto cadences of grave desireSuch as from off the passionate Indian pyreDrift down through sandal-odored flames that splitAbout the slim young widow who doth sitAnd sing above, — midnights of tone entire,Continue reading “To Our Mocking-Bird : Sidney Lanier : : Bird Poems : :”
MADHU MALTI 