My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The poet compares her heart to a singing bird and a fruit‑laden tree, expressing joy and abundance in love.
- In plain terms
- Her heart is like a joyful bird and a fruitful tree.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate a heart that sings and bears fruit.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ‘fruit’ does your heart bear?
- How can you let your heart ‘sing’?
Another view
The mixed metaphors could be confusing.
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Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.
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