When the Cuckoo Sings
W. H. Davies
1871 to 1940
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Comes like a pillar of pure snow.
A loving heart that beats with mine:
Save some fine lady, all in white,
By small birds to some hiding-place:
Leaves fall and birds can make no sound;
As well as stones, to check his pace;
Then, like red Robin in the spring,
My house holds little joy until
And, if the Owl appears, he's forced
In summer, when the Cuckoo sings,
When every leafy tree doth hold
Now, when the Brook has cresses green,
I shun those haunts where men are found;
And clouds like greater moons can shine;
Into whose dark green depths I go—
Let none invade that wilderness