Friday, January 3, 2003

Five Flights Up Comments

Rating: 3.7

Still dark.
The unknown bird sits on his usual branch.
The little dog next door barks in his sleep
inquiringly, just once.
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Elizabeth Bishop
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Chinedu Dike 08 April 2022

An interesting poem written with clarity of thought and mind. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem of yours....

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Ratnakar Mandlik 26 January 2019

Marvelous observation of movements of little dog and the bird with equally marvelous interpretation of their actions have made this poem superb nature poem.

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Practicing Poetess 26 January 2019

A lovely poem from the pen of Elizabeth Bishop

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Mahtab Bangalee 26 January 2019

answer was there but under the dark layer days come and go -no need to discover- warning for the unknown savior! all answer were there but under dark fear we can't discover……! ./// great poem

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Glen Kappy 26 January 2019

A dawning well-observed. Then the two closing lines that give it umph! and explain the perspective behind the lines that preceded it. How much a new dawn, a new day, can lift us! -GK

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A meaningful poem from the pen of a great poetess

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Dr Antony Theodore 26 January 2019

A fine poem from a great poetess. tony

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Adrian Flett 26 January 2019

The weight of yesterday difficult to lift and cope with, not like the dog who has no sense of shame..

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Edward Kofi Louis 26 January 2019

He has no sense of shame! ! Some people are like that! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Amanda Gagnon 06 December 2005

i like this poem! it is very good!

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Elizabeth Bishop

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