28 MARCH 1941, Page 11
POOR BIRD ! "
POOR bird!
No hands, no fingers thine ; Light, feathered, coloured wings Instead. But where are mine?
Poor silent fish!
No hands, no spindly legs, no toes ; But fins and a tail And mouth for nose.
Wild weed!
Not even an eye wherewith to see ; Or ear, or tongue, for sigh or song, Or heart to beat, Or mind to long ; But Oh, could I, In sun and shade, like thee, As gentle, sweet, And lovely be
WALTER DE LA MARE.
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