Nature
The Bluebird
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
When God had made a host of them,
One little flower still lacked a stem
To hold its blossom blue;
So into it He breathed a song,
And suddenly, with petals strong
As wings, away it flew.
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MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “The Bluebird.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/8/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “The Bluebird.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/8/.
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