@3My@1 carrier pigeon is a "fancy" pigeon, Less tangible than widgeon; A sympathetic love, -- yet not a Cupid, Nor pert nor stupid, Heart-warm & snug tho' May Day deal in zeroes, A well-known Eros. On windless wings by flight untired for ever Outspeed the speeding river, From Torrington remote to utmost Chelsea ( -- Do what I tells ye! -- ) Carry a heart of love & thanks & blisses, A beak of kisses, Past Piccadilly's hills & populous valleys, Past every human head that more or less is Begirt with tawny tresses, Past every house, to sumptuous Bellevue Palace; There greet the courteous Courtneys with politeness, And the dear Scotts with an affectionate brightness, And give a kiss to dark-locked Alice. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PIONEER by HENRY MEADE BLAND THE UNQUIET EYE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN SMALL THINGS by BERENICE K. BOSS TO A WREATH OF SNOW by EMILY JANE BRONTE SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 2 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |