Based on A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman
Written for English II Acc. April 2006
A singing, friendly bluebird,
I saw, where, on a slender hickory branch, it sat, alone;
Saw how, to enjoy the bright, blooming surrounding,
It spread wide its wings and flapped, flapped, flapped;
Constantly beating them—always rising higher.
And you, O my Heart, where you sit,
Embraced, embraced, in a blanket of sun,
Ceaselessly staring in awe-- wanting to know;
Until you unite, and join the beauty of life;
Until you understand and love the miracle of Nature, O my Heart.
A singing, friendly bluebird,
I saw, where, on a slender hickory branch, it sat, alone;
Saw how, to enjoy the bright, blooming surrounding,
It spread wide its wings and flapped, flapped, flapped;
Constantly beating them—always rising higher.
And you, O my Heart, where you sit,
Embraced, embraced, in a blanket of sun,
Ceaselessly staring in awe-- wanting to know;
Until you unite, and join the beauty of life;
Until you understand and love the miracle of Nature, O my Heart.
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