Nature
Wood Song
From Love Songs
Nature
I heard a wood thrush in the dusk
Twirl three notes and make a star--
My heart that walked with bitterness
Came back from very far.
Three shining notes were all he had,
And yet they made a starry call--
I caught life back against my breast
And kissed it, scars and all.
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MLA
Teasdale, Sara. “Wood Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/118/.
Chicago
Teasdale, Sara. “Wood Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/118/.
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