Wren
a wren for curiosity is most excellent a scholar of the afternoon hill supping and discoursing
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 12 February 1665.
Dave Bonta
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a wren for curiosity is most excellent a scholar of the afternoon hill supping and discoursing
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 12 February 1665.
Four short lines, and the whole poem is a quick portrait of a bird. The speaker praises the wren above all for its curiosity, calling it "most excellent," and that simple, admiring tone sets the feeling: affection, a little amusement, and real respect for something so small.
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