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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE STORK, by LEO ALISHAN First Line: Welcome, o stork! That dost wing Last Line: Were withered by snow and frost. | |||
Welcome, O Stork! that dost wing Thy flight from the far-away! Thou hast brought us the signs of Spring, Thou hast made our sad hearts gay. Descend, O Stork! descend Upon our roof to rest; In our ash-tree, O my friend, My darling, make thy nest. To thee, O Stork, I complain, O Stork, to thee I impart The thousand sorrows, the pain And aching of my heart. When thou away didst go, Away from this tree of ours, The withering winds did blow, And dried up all the flowers. Dark grew the brilliant sky, Cloudy and dark and drear; They were breaking the snow on high, And winter was drawing near. From Varaca's rocky wall, From the rock of Varaca unrolled, the snow came and covered all, And the green meadow was cold. O Stork, our garden with snow Was hidden away and lost, Mid the rose-trees that in it grow Were withered by snow and frost. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EMPEROR OF ICE-CREAM by WALLACE STEVENS THE MEMORY OF THE HEART by DANIEL WEBSTER A JAPANESE DWARF TREE by ISABEL ANDERSON ON THE ART OF WRITING by PHILIP AYRES THE HEALERS by LAURENCE BINYON |
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