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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OWNERSHIP, by INA DONNA COOLBRITH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In a garden that I know Last Line: Sings for me, and for me only. Subject(s): Birds | |||
In a garden that I know, Only palest blossoms blow. There the lily, purest nun, Hides her white face from the sun. And the maiden rose-bud stirs In a garment fair as hers. One shy bird, with folded wings Sits within the leaves and sings; Sits and sings the daylight long, Just a patient, plaintive song. Other gardens greet the spring With a blaze of blossoming; Other song-birds, piping clear, Chorus from the branches near; But my blossoms, palest known, Bloom for me and me alone, And my bird, though sad and lonely, Sings for me, and for me only. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER AUDUBON EXAMINES A BITTERN by ANDREW HUDGINS DISPATCHES FROM DEVEREUX SLOUGH by MARK JARMAN A COUNTRY LIFE by RANDALL JARRELL CANADIAN WARBLER by GALWAY KINNELL YELLOW BIRD by KENNETH SLADE ALLING THE CRIPPLE by KARLE WILSON BAKER WHEN THE GRASS SHALL COVER ME by INA DONNA COOLBRITH |
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