Welcome to the Book House

This blog is dedicated to the "My Book House" books edited by Olive Beaupre Miller. I received a very old set upon the birth of my daughter. I have found these books to be wonderful and want to share the contents to those who wish to view this blog.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

THE GOLDFINCH

THE GOLDFINCH

Odell Shepard


Down from the sky on a sudden he drops
Into the mullein and juniper tops,
Flushed from his bath in the midsummer shine
Flooding the meadowland……

Lightly he sways on the pendulous stem,
Vividly restless, a fluttering gem,
Then with a flash of bewildering wings
Dazzles away up and down, and he sings
Clear as a bell at each dip as he flies
Bounding along on the wave of the skies…

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