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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOT FOR HIRE, by MARION PERHAM GALE First Line: If I could be a sparrow on a wire Last Line: I must suppress my covetous desire. | |||
If I could be a sparrow on a wire, I'd sip the netted length of this old town And satisfy my covetous desire To turn these stolid townsfolk upside down. I'd contemplate the hilltops of their hats And never look beneath their brims at all, For me they'd be just silly acrobats Creating shadow comics on the wall. I'd never sing a note for them to hear, And ruff my feathers with a swagger air; In fact, I'd show them just how much I dare By molting ... yes ... a dozen times a year! But, since a sparrow's way is not for hire, I must suppress my covetous desire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S CHALLENGERS; A SOLDIERS' HOSPITAL by MARION PERHAM GALE WAKE, MASSACHUSETTS by MARION PERHAM GALE THE LOST MISTRESS by ROBERT BROWNING A MOTHER TO HER SICK CHILD by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE BRITISH CHURCH by GEORGE HERBERT THE PAST IS THE PRESENT by MARIANNE MOORE AMORETTI: 37 by EDMUND SPENSER MY MOTHER'S GARDEN by ALICE E. ALLEN CAPTAIN BING by LYMAN FRANK BAUM |
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