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 : :”