Letter Xvi. On Hearing The Cuckoo At Midnight, May 1st. 1822. (the Bird And Insects' Post-office.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDEEFFGHIIJJKLDD MMGG| CHARLES BLOOMFIELD | A |
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| 'Twas the blush of the spring vegetation was young | B |
| And the birds with a maddening ecstasy sung | B |
| To welcome a season so lovely and gay | C |
| But a scene the most sweet was the close of May day | C |
| For the air was serene and the moon was out bright | D |
| And Philomel boldly exerted her might | D |
| In her swellings and trillings to rival the sound | E |
| Of the distant defiance of nightingales round | E |
| While the cuckoo as proudly was heard to prolong | F |
| Though daylight was over her own mellow song | F |
| And appeared to exult and at intervals too | G |
| The owl in the distance joined in with Too whoo | H |
| Unceasing unwearied each proud of his power | I |
| Continued the contest from hour to hour | I |
| The nightingale vaunting the owl in reply | J |
| With the cuckoo's response till the moon from the sky | J |
| Was hastening down to the west and the dawn | K |
| Was spreading the east and the owl in the morn | L |
| Sat silently winking his eyes at the sight | D |
| And the nightingale also had bidden good night | D |
| The cuckoo left solus continued with glee | M |
| His notes of defeat from his favourite tree | M |
| At length he departed but still as he flew | G |
| Was heard his last notes of defiance Cuckoo | G |
Robert Bloomfield
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About Letter Xvi. On Hearing The Cuckoo At Midnight, May 1st. 1822. (the Bird And Insects' Post-office.)
Letter Xvi. On Hearing The Cuckoo At Midnight, May 1st. 1822. (the Bird And Insects' Post-office.) is a poem by Robert Bloomfield. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.