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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRIVIAL DETAIL, by VIOLET HELEN FRIEDLAENDER First Line: Floating on the water in the a.R.P. Bucket Last Line: Extraordinarily happy. Subject(s): Insects; Ladybirds; Life; War; Bugs; Ladybugs | |||
Floating on the water in the A.R.P. bucket Was a round reddish speck That turned out to be a ladybird. It looked lifeless; But on a whim I dipped a finger into the sun-warmed bucket And extracted the tiny thing. Laying it on a mellow brick in the rockery, I went on down the garden path with the bucket And filled the bird-bath. And just now, on my way back, I stopped to look; And there was the ladybird Bustling about the hot, richly grooved brick, Exploring, interested, totally recovered. I have saved the life of a ladybird! And, as I refilled the bucket For its more sinister purpose, Suddenly, ridiculously, In the midst of crashing continents, I felt for a moment Extraordinarily happy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE LADY-BIRD by CATHERINE ANNE DORSET TO THE BURNIE BEE by ROBERT SOUTHEY LINES TO A LADY-BIRD by JOHN BYRNE LEICESTER WARREN FROM THE AGES WITH A SMILE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A SERVANT TO SERVANTS by ROBERT FROST LITANY by ROBERT GRANT (1785-1838) ON THE DEATH OF DR. ROBERT LEVET, A PRACTISER IN PHYSIC by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) THE BERG (A DREAM) by HERMAN MELVILLE EASTER 1916 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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