Friday, January 3, 2003

What The Birds Said Comments

Rating: 2.8

The birds against the April wind
Flew northward, singing as they flew;
They sang, "The land we leave behind
Has swords for corn-blades, blood for dew."
...
Read full text

John Greenleaf Whittier
COMMENTS
Donna Meyer 25 January 2006

John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about my great grandfather's branded hand. My great grandfather was the only person branded by a hot iron in the history of the United States. The poem was entitled, 'The Branded Hand.' Why is it not listed with Whittier's poems?

3 2 Reply
John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier

Haverhill, Massachusetts
Close
Error Success