Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

What do you think the golden birds in the Stanza VII might symbolize?

  • O thin men of Haddam,
  • Why do you imagine golden birds?
  • Do you not see how the blackbird
  • Walks around the feet
  • Of the women about you?
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From the text, we might infer that the golden birds are a symbol of wealth.... dreams of something more.

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