WHEN daisies pied and violets blue,
And lady-smocks all silver-white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men; for thus sings he,
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo! - O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks,
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
And maidens bleach their summer smocks
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men; for thus sings he,
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo! - O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!
a poem bursting with life and colour, but beyond all this beauty is the cuckoo that is so artfully drawn to pose a threat to married men because of its nature of laying eggs in other bird's nest. Frailty, beware of it!
Mind blowing narration of manifestation of nature during spring and winter with confluence of amazing imagery that creates humor, side by side, chiding married men. A great poem of a great poet.
Fabulous Poem that portrays Cuckoo birds sitting on every tree mocking at the married men! ! What an imagery! The daisies and the violet blues are delightful!
Amazing portrayal of nature in full bloom with a philosophy of having fun with no responsibility which makes fun of married men who carry out their responsibilities all through through their lives. Great poem from a great poet. Thanks.
It was cleansing to the palette to read this after reading my lesser efforts posted here. Reading his verses is like attending a seminar on how to pen poetry. It was like a drink of cool, clean, crisp spring water- I cannot do rhyme nor rhythm even in a hundred thousand mile radius of his work but he gives me the example, . I tried a sonnet once- -yikes, that is so difficult but read one of his and its like drawing satin across your skin.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Awesome I like this poem, check mine out