Plovers

Padraic Colum 1881 (County Longford) – 1972 (Enfield)



THE Plovers fly and cry around,
Unguided, nestless, without bourn,
Wandering and impetuous,
Turning and flying to return.

These wild birds seen on Ireland's ground
I name upon Hawaiian beaches
Estrayents, they, of all lands' ends,
They have the oceans for their reaches.

My thoughts are like the Plovers' flight,
Unguided, nestless, without bourn,
Wandering and impetuous,
Turning and flying to return.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBCD aexe xBCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 399
Words 64
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Padraic Colum

Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. more…

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