A Home For Daphne 4 - A Laurel Wreath Comments

The end of stanza 4 made me smile. ;) 'Swung is the past tense and past participle of swing', but swinged is the 'Simple past tense and past participle of swinge.' And swinge, which I'd not heard of, has other meanings. ! ! bri

The reference to a Laurel Wreath: Laurel Wreath was the award/medal presented to winners in ancient Olympic Games. In the mythology, Daphne is pictured as turning herself into a Laurel Tree, in order to escape the amorous pursuit of Apollo.

Dr. Salim Ali reports that the male weaver birds make the nests all alone. While the work is progressing, the females visit the work-in-progress. Often, once the nests are not liked by the female birds, they are abandoned by the male birds half-way through, and start work on a new nest.