Article
Preparation
English Faculty Performances
Document Type
Multimedia
Description
Herb Martin reading the poem Preparation by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Text
THE little bird sits in the nest and sings
A shy, soft song to the morning light;
And it flutters a little and prunes its wings.
The song is halting and poor and brief,
And the fluttering wings scarce stir a leaf;
But the note is a prelude to sweeter things,
And the busy bill and the flutter slight
Are proving the wings for a bolder flight!
Citation Information
Herbert Woodward Martin. "Preparation" Available at: http://works.bepress.com/herbert_martin/13/