THE ARROW AND THE SONG - A poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - THE ARROW AND THE SONG

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.

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Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Art) Poem: 18. THE ARROW AND THE SONG Volume: The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems Poem of the Day: Sep 11 2004 Comment 21 of 21, added on December 9th, 2009 at 4:36 PM. i have to do this poem for my english techer. i had to get it memorized. it has a great moral to it billy from United States Comment 20 of 21, added on November 22nd, 2009 at 10:31 AM. That is better than finding the arrow in the heart of the friend. Xenophon Hendrix from United States Comment 19 of 21, added on October 21st, 2008 at 11:45 AM. I learned this poem when I was in primary school and now at 75 yr of age, it comes to my mind friendship has no boundary or specific destinations. It is for and to all. Henry from Canada More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, THE ARROW AND THE SONG, has received 21 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poem: 18. THE ARROW AND THE SONG Volume: The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems Last read: Dec 10 2009, 2:35AM Poem of the Day: Sep 11 2004 Viewed 20514 times. Added on October 21st, 2008 at 11:45 AM.

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