"The nightingale has a lyre of gold,
The lark's is a clarion call, and
The blackbird plays but a boxwood flute,
But I love him best of all.
For his song is all the joy of life,
And we in the mad spring weather,
We two have listened till he sang
Our hearts and lips together."
~William Ernest Henley (1849-1903)
And we in the mad spring weather,
We two have listened till he sang
Our hearts and lips together."
~William Ernest Henley (1849-1903)
A good poem and lovely bird!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Mind you, many of my favourite birds are tone deaf and screech rather than sing. Screech loudly, and with joy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice poem and picture!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the sunday
Lovely. I was listening to the blackbird this morning, he sings such a lovely song.
ReplyDeleteSpring is coming, and with her joyous singing of birds. Listen to their joy. Regards.
ReplyDeletebeautiful.. our blackbirds don't sound like a flute, they say Ha Ha Ha Ha really loud...
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Denise. Pretty poem. I love to the Redwing singing. Happy Sunday, enjoy your week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI was rearranging for spring and hung a photo of a red-winged blackbird today and will be reminded of this poem. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture ... Love how you did this and it is a perfect illustration to the poem, which is new to me and a treat to read.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem!
ReplyDeleteGreat springtime poem!
ReplyDeleteHow very lovely and welcome! Your excellent photo is a fitting partner to that poem. You brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for making my day sweeter!
ReplyDeleteWonderful spring time poem :-) We've had red-winged blackbirds visiting our garden too.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem and photos ! All our spring birds are back and the Turkey Vultures shows up this morning soaring over the valley ! Thanks for sharing have a good week !
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteI do like the way you've pictured this bird and the frame is just great ...
Here's to a good week ahead.
All the best Jan
Excelente trabalho.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
such a pretty poem and a lovely image!!!!
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