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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUTUMN BIRDS, by JOHN CLARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The wild duck startles like a sudden thought Last Line: While small birds nestle in the hedge below. Subject(s): Autumn; Birds; Seasons; Fall | |||
The wild duck startles, like a sudden thought And heron slow as if it might be caught The flopping crows on weary wing go bye And grey beard jackdaws noising as they flye The crowds of starnels wiz and hurry bye And darken like a cloud the evening sky The larks like thunder rise and suthy round Then drop and nestle in the stubble ground The wild swan hurrys high and noises loud With neck necks peering to the evening cloud The weary rooks to distant woods are gone With length of tail the magpie winnows on To neighbouring tree and leaves the distant crow While small birds nestle in the hedge below. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OUR AUTUMN by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN AN AUTUMN JOY by GEORGE ARNOLD A LEAF FALLS by MARION LOUISE BLISS THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A LETTER IN OCTOBER by TED KOOSER AUTUMN EVENING by DAVID LEHMAN EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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