The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A Psalm of Life

Broadfellow. "A Psalm of Life." Saturday Press. (1858-10-23).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The speaker of the poem advises the reader to “be after hatching”: the tenacity of the baby chicken hatching from its egg should serve as an example for overcoming life’s barriers.