[I am but a small-winged bird]
I am but a small-winged bird:
But I will conquer the big world
As the bee-martin beats the crow,
By attacking it always from Above.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
"[I am but a small-winged bird]" first appeared in Poem Outlines (Scribner's Sons, 1908).
Author
Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier was born in Macon, Georgia on February 3, 1842. His father, Robert Lanier, was a lawyer, and his mother, Mary Anderson, was linked through her Virginian ancestry to members of Virginia’s original House of Burgesses. In the poet’s youth in central Georgia, it was music that first captured his interest. He learned to play the violin, flute, piano, banjo and guitar.
Date Published
01/01/1908