Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906 / Ohio / United States)

golden bird was singing
Its melody divine,
I found you and I love

I love it! ! ! ! ! I think this is amazing: D

in winter's cold dread
a heart-warming poem I read

poetry like this feeds the soul and shelters the heart

excellent simple diction used.

what could a man found and lost
in one day that happens on may?
i would say their mom. may is
month when mother's day is
celebrated. he probably see
his mom every mother's day.

A golden bird was singing
Its melody divine,
I found you and I loved you,
And all the world was mine.

I usually enjoy the melody divine in classical flute solo. Also in bird song, especially in preserved wilderness areas. Anyone who has enjoyed the dawn chorus in appropriate places with New Zealand national parks, or similar places in other countires, will immediately know what this means.

'Far above the bellbird sings,
sweet songster
your notes are like
the mellow chimes of tiny bells.

A tui, the parson-bird, takes up the call
and sings a solo,
complemented by the whispering wind
that stirs the leaves.'

The above brief quotation from 'Perspective Stand' which was written in 1982, might hopefully aid city bound readers to understand a little of the wonder of this phenomena. 'A Golden Day' by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a romantic poem rich in simplicity.

A lovely, but sad poem of love found & then lost. It's sure one we can all relate to.
It has a lovely, natural flow to it too. Thanks for sharing.

Spiritsong

'divine' is poor in 'melody divine'. But the poem tugs a little at the heart, for some of us have been there.

Reads like a hot coal in the heart of love