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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OBITUARY, by WELDON KEES Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Boris is dead. The fatalist parrot Last Line: And a black wreath decorates the door Subject(s): Parrots; Death - Animals | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LITTLE DOG'S DAY by RUPERT BROOKE THE GRAVE OF THE KITCHEN MOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS TARANTULAS ON THE LIFEBUOY by THOMAS LUX THE SARAJEVO ZOO by GLYN MAXWELL CONSECRATED GROUND; READ AT THE NEW YORK CITY HALL by EDWIN MARKHAM IN THE HOLY NATIVITY [OF OUR LORD GOD]; AS SUNG BY SHEPHERDS by RICHARD CRASHAW |
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