Living
The Gold Eagle
From A Phenomenal Fauna
Living
Here's the Gold Eagle. Very rare. They say
This bird is worth ten dollars any day.
He has no wings, apparently, yet I
Or you, or anyone can make him fly.
He's very powerful--held in great esteem;
And money talks, so let the eagle scream.
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “The Gold Eagle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/86/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “The Gold Eagle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/86/.
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