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A Minor Bird
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I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;
Have
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.
The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his
And of course there must be something wrong
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About the Poet
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was a famous American poet. He is best known for his poems about life in the New England countryside.