Nature
To a Wild Bird
From The Lonely Dancer (1913)
Nature
Wild bird, I stole you from your nest,
And cannot find your nest again;
To hear you chirp a little while
I wrung your mother's heart with pain.
And here you sit and droop and die,
Nor any love that I can bring
Wins me forgiveness for the wrong,
Nor any kindness makes you sing.
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MLA
Gallienne, Richard Le. “To a Wild Bird.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/121/.
Chicago
Gallienne, Richard Le. “To a Wild Bird.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/121/.
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