The Passenger Pigeon by Joseph W. Quinn A part of America died today! The Wanderer has gone away! Not a drum was heard Nor tin whistle played No songs were sung Or flags displayed. A part of America died today! Martha's ice-coffin is on its way! In the battle for survival Ectopistes failed the test. And the forests that it flocked in Fell with it to its rest. A part of America died today! A pigeon of sport and fashion The day the war was over No one can rightly tell. It happened all so swiftly Leaving Martha in her cell. A life ended yesterday in Cincinnati Which began before the Ohio was formed! The search for the voice of a pigeon Is now over for a time. Boys know, "everlasting to everlasting" Will not explain its rhyme. A part of America died today! The Wanderer has gone away!
A part of America died today! The Wanderer has gone away! Not a drum was heard Nor tin whistle played No songs were sung Or flags displayed. A part of America died today! Martha's ice-coffin is on its way! In the battle for survival Ectopistes failed the test. And the forests that it flocked in Fell with it to its rest. A part of America died today! A pigeon of sport and fashion The day the war was over No one can rightly tell. It happened all so swiftly Leaving Martha in her cell. A life ended yesterday in Cincinnati Which began before the Ohio was formed! The search for the voice of a pigeon Is now over for a time. Boys know, "everlasting to everlasting" Will not explain its rhyme. A part of America died today! The Wanderer has gone away!
