The firetail tells the boys when nests are nigh
And tweets and flies from every passer-bye.
The yellowhammer never makes a noise
But flies in silence from the noisy boys;
The boys will come and take them every day,
And still she lays as none were ta'en away.
The nightingale keeps tweeting-churring round
But leaves in silence when the nest is found.
The pewit hollos 'chewrit' as she flies
And flops about the shepherd where he lies;
But when her nest is found she stops her song
And cocks [her] coppled crown and runs along.
Wrens cock their tails and chitter loud and play,
And robins hollo 'tut' and fly away.
[her] coppled crown and runs along. Wrens their tails and chitter loud and play, And robins hollo 'tut' and fly away. fantastic poem great great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++
An out standing poem about behavioral patterns of different birds based on minute observations woven into an amazing poem. Well deserved classic poem of the day.
And robins hollo 'tut' and fly away. Amazing observations about birds. Thanks for sharing.
This is a beautiful poem on birds and their behaviour having a broad outlook. Nice penmanship.
What a lovely poem by John Clare about behavior patterns of birds.
A poem beautifully penned on birds and their behaviour in alarm based on keen observation. Lovely..
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Those birds something lack. Give me ones that mount an attack