The Cuckoo – MADHU MALTI

The Cuckoo : John clare : : Bird Poems : :

The Cuckoo : : by John Clare : : The cuckoo, like a hawk in flight,With narrow pointed wingsWhews o’er our heads—soon out of sightAnd as she flies she sings:And darting down the hedgerow sideShe scares the little birdWho leaves the nest it cannot hideWhile plaintive notes are heard.I’ve watched it on an old oakContinue reading “The Cuckoo : John clare : : Bird Poems : :”

The Cuckoo : John Burroughs : : Bird Poems : :

The Cuckoo : : by John Burroughs ( April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921 ) : : American Poem : : Strange, reserved, unsocial bird,Flitting, peering ‘mid the leaves,Thy lonely call a twofold wordRepeated like a soul that grieves—“Kou-kou,” “Kou-kou”—a solemn plaintNow loud and full, now far and faint.A joyless wingèd anchorite,Or hapless exileContinue reading “The Cuckoo : John Burroughs : : Bird Poems : :”

The Cuckoo : Frederick Locker- Lampson : : Bird Poems : :

The Cucko : : by Frederick Locker-Lampson We heard it calling, clear and low,That tender April morn; we stoodAnd listened in the quiet wood,We heard it, ay, long years ago.It came, and with a strange, sweet cry,A friend, but from a far-off land;We stood and listened, hand in hand,And heart to heart, my Love andContinue reading “The Cuckoo : Frederick Locker- Lampson : : Bird Poems : :”

SPRING : William Blake : Merryland Academy Video : (1) : The Cuckoo (13 th Century Jolly Song) : Carol Rumen ( For The Guardian ) : (2) : : Spring Time Classic : :

https://youtu.be/oHXoKxwmX0A Spring Sound the flute!Now it’s mute!Bird’s delight,Day and night,Nightingale,In the dale,Lark in sky,—Merrily,Merrily merrily, to welcome in the year. Little boy,Full of joy;Little girl,Sweet and small;Cock does crow,So do you;Merry voice,Infant noise;Merrily, merrily, to welcome in the year. Little lamb,Here I am;Come and lickMy white neck;Let me pullYour soft wool;Let me kissYour soft face;Merrily,Continue reading “SPRING : William Blake : Merryland Academy Video : (1) : The Cuckoo (13 th Century Jolly Song) : Carol Rumen ( For The Guardian ) : (2) : : Spring Time Classic : :”