Will no one stop that Blackbird now, Before he sings himself to death? Tell him there is no life on earth Enjoys an everlasting breath. He sings because a tree in May Is flower all over, low and high: A cherry tree, whose load of pearls Brings diamonds into every eye! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEFORE A STATUE OF ACHILLES by GEORGE SANTAYANA ON AN INTAGLIO HEAD OF MINERVA (1) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTTINGEN by GEORGE CANNING EROS TURANNOS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |