A Bird Came Down Comments
A bird came down the walk:
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angle-worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.
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And then he drank a dew From a convenient grass, And then hopped sidewise to the wall To let a beetle pass. very fine Poem. tony
Like one in danger; cautious, I offered him a crumb, And he unrolled his feathers And rowed him softer home A great poem. tony
An entertaining beautiful poem that can only come from the pen of the great poetess. Loveliest events here and more occurrences. I have enjoyed very much this impressive poem. CONGRATULATIONS to dear family of the late great poetess.5 Stars full Votes!
superb and great He glanced with rapid eyes That hurried all abroad, - They looked like frightened beads, I thought; He stirred his velvet head
Then what a style to bring to the readers mind's eye the elegant, smooth graceful flight of this bird as it escaped to safety...in the last verse! . Amazingly gifted with words this Emily yah! ! ! !
A characteristic Emily Dickinson poem, as she frequently wrote about her observances of nature.
Lovely poem. Emily Dickinson is one of my favourite poets!
a bird alone performing; is a joy beho lden to a watcher of the wild, on any street or path, surely ajoy to last
'And he unrolled his feathers/And rowed him softer home/Than oars divide the ocean- Pure, simple, Shakespearian word magic, without having to slog through the play, entire. Tender. Immortal. No better poetic identification with a fellow creature.
Great poem by Emily Dickson - -beautiful- -divide the ocean- -good imagination
oops comment below was for your other poem! do not seem to be able to remove it. sory x
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