History & Politics

The Bird-Man

by Oliver Herford 1863–1935

From The Laughing Willow (1918)

History & Politics

The Bird-man does not chirp and sing
As Larks and Robins do in Spring,
He does not moult nor does he feed
On Earthworms or Canary-seed,

Nor does the Bird-man build a nest
In which his weary wings to rest;
At night, instead, when he goes home
To roost, he seeks an Aërodrome.

MLA

Herford, Oliver. “The Bird-Man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/165/.

Chicago

Herford, Oliver. “The Bird-Man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/165/.

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