Out of the cradle endlessly rocking,
Out of the mocking-bird's throat, the musical shuttle,
Out of the Ninth-month midnight,
Over the sterile sands and the fields beyond, where the child
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extremely moving(? ... 'commovente' in italian) . The verses spoken by the bird should be quoted, highlighted somehow...
One of my favorites. I love how walt combines the pathos of the male bird for his lost mate, with his own poetic self, or his poetic awakening. What can one say? The Master has spoken, and we stand humbled.