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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIRDS' BALL, by C. W. BARDEEN First Line: Spring once said to the nightingale Last Line: Flew to their nest from the birdies' ball. | |||
SPRING ONCE SAID to the nightingale, "I mean to give you birds a ball; Pray, ma'am, ask the birdies all, The birds and birdies, great and small." Soon they came from bush and tree, Singing sweet their song of glee, Each one fresh from its cozy nest, Each one dressed in its Sunday best. Cuckoo and wren, they danc'd for life, The raven waltzed with the yellowbird's wife; The awkward owl and the bashful jay, Wished each other "a very good day." The woodpecker came from his hole in the tree, And brought his bill to the company. For the cherries ripe and the berries red, 'Twas a very long bill, so the birdies said. They danced all day till the sun was low, Till the mother birds prepared to go; Then one and all, both great and small Flew to their nest from the birdies' ball. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO GALLANT FRANCE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A HYMN TO CHRIST, AT THE AUTHOR'S LAST GOING INTO GERMANY by JOHN DONNE RAIN ON A GRAVE by THOMAS HARDY THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 13 by OMAR KHAYYAM TO HELEN (2) by EDGAR ALLAN POE EPIGRAM ENGRAVED ON THE COLLAR OF A DOG by ALEXANDER POPE |
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