...one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. To a Waterfowl Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake,...

...problem, the second revealing the solution, and the third making the application. To a Waterfowl Whither,1 midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's2 eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky,...

...mountains blue, he went to dwell with her, the friends who mourned him never knew. To a Waterfowl1 Whither, 'midst falling dew, while glow the heavens...their rosy depths, dost thou pursue thy solitary way? Form: Iambic, 3-5-5-3 pattern. ABAB end rhymes — Vocabulary: Whither: where are you going: fowler:...

...considered by some anthologists to be in the top one hundred most popular American poems, is To a Waterfowl. Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight...painted on the crimson sky Thy figure floats along. Susan Warner (1819-1885) and Anna Bartlett Warner (1827-1915) were sisters who moved to Constitution...

...will bear jepetition here : — TO A WATER-FOWL. Whither, "midst falling dew, While glow the heavani with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy...solitary way! Vainly the fowler's eye - Might mark thy diatant iight to do thee wrong, AM, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...