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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OSPREY, by CATHERINE B. GIBSON First Line: Aloft he floats, with arching wings out spread Last Line: With admiration as his rightful due. Subject(s): Ospreys | |||
Aloft he floats, with arching wings out spread, Serene, yet watchful, in the summer sky, Acme of power controlled, Sea-creatures dread Encounter with his distance-piercing eye. Now, with fast-beating wings, he checks his way Gathering himself to make the fatal swoop, To drop upon his unsuspecting prey -- A falling plummet in a finny troop. Figure of cruel grace, rapacious, sure, Sky denizen of powerful wing and eye -- Who shall forbid his struggle to endure? His right to hunt for food, who shall deny? So he sails calmly on into the blue With admiration as his rightful due. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OSPREY SUICIDES: 1. SUMURAI: SUICIDES OF THE SOUTH by LAURENCE LIEBERMAN OSPREY SUICIDES: 2. DDT: SUICIDES OF THE NORTH by LAURENCE LIEBERMAN LITTLE ESPIONAGE by JACK LITTLE SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: LYMAN KING by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CARGO MOVING TO GAZA (1988) by MARVIN BELL DISASTER by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK HIS PRAYER FOR ABSOLUTION by ROBERT HERRICK ELAINE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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