For every Bird a Nest - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - For every Bird a Nest

For every Bird a Nest --
Wherefore in timid quest
Some little Wren goes seeking round --

Wherefore when boughs are free --
Households in every tree --
Pilgrim be found?

Perhaps a home too high --
Ah Aristocracy!
The little Wren desires --

Perhaps of twig so fine --
Of twine e'en superfine,
Her pride aspires --

The Lark is not ashamed
To build upon the ground
Her modest house --

Yet who of all the throng
Dancing around the sun
Does so rejoice?

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 143. For every Bird a Nest Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-22 21:34:13 Poem of the Day: Jan 1 2003 Viewed 10370 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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