Nature
A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay
From The Single Hound (1914)
Nature
A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay,
Bold as a Bailiff's hymn,
Brittle and brief in quality—
Warrant in every line;
Sitting a bough like a Brigadier,
Confident and straight,
Much is the mien
Of him in March
As a Magistrate.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/638/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/638/.
Read this poem with the Codex →