Something Told The Wild Geese Poem by Rachel Field

Something Told The Wild Geese

Rating: 3.7


Something told the wild geese
It was time to go.
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered,-'Snow.'

Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned,-'Frost.'

All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.

Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly,
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Cynthia Buhain-baello 08 October 2012

Yes time to fly even when the leaves are still green. Very vivid and truly engaging poem -loved the arrangement and the last words that rhymed well in each stanza. Excellent! 10++++++

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Cynthia Buhain-baello 08 October 2012

Yes time to fly even when the leaves are still green. Very vivid and truly engaging poem -loved the arrangement and the last words that rhymed well in each stanza. Excellent! 10++++++

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Cynthia Buhain-baello 08 October 2012

Yes time to fly even when the leaves are still green. Very vivid and truly engaging poem -loved the arrangement and the last words that rhymed well in each stanza. Excellent! 10++++++

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A B 08 October 2012

gud 1......nice write

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Cynthia Buhain-baello 08 October 2012

Yes time to fly even when the leaves are still green. Very vivid and truly engaging poem -loved the arrangement and the last words that rhymed well in each stanza. Excellent! 10++++++

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Alex Sarich 14 July 2020

wonderful write.nature at its best.

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Erin Cowart 06 July 2020

Beautiful. Kind of makes me miss the approaching winter....

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Ruta Mohapatra 06 July 2020

Something told the wild geese It was time to fly...…….Instinct guides the ways of birds and animals! Beautiful poem!

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Harley White 06 July 2020

Beautiful lyrical poem about natural intuition...

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Kumarmani Mahakul 06 July 2020

Something told the wild geese It was time to fly, Summer sun was on their wings, Winter in their cry..... thrilling expression. Beautiful poem. Thanks and congratulations for being chosen as the modern poem of the poem of the day.

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