Mama Never Forgets Her Birds
poem 164
Mama Never Forgets Her Birds - meaning Summary
Maternal Care Beyond Distance
Dickinson portrays a mother’s persistent care as extending beyond changing circumstances. The speaker compares a mother to a bird who, though perched in a different tree, still looks down with the same tenderness she showed when she built the nest. The image suggests enduring maternal attention and vigilance: distance or a new vantage point does not diminish concern, and she is quick to notice if any of her “sparrows” fall.
Read Complete AnalysesMama never forgets her birds, Though in another tree She looks down just as often And just as tenderly As when her little mortal nest With cunning care she wove If either of her sparrows fall, She notices, above.
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