Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields; on- on- and out of sight.
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun:
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away... O, but Everyone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.
for me this poem is about a near death experience, does anybody know?
Such a beautiful poem by a poet who experienced such horror during The Great War.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Insightful, brief, focused and factual.