A sweet-voiced bird's been caught.
They squeeze it in a vice-like grip.
The poor thing squeaks and warbles not
But they insist: "O, birdie, sing!"
On A Bird
Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
(1)
Poem topics: poor, bird, sweet, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about On A Bird poem by Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
Best Poems of Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin