English poem
The Eagle
by Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1865–1924)
They have him in a cage And little children run To offer him well-meant bits of bun, And very common people say, "My word! Ain't he a 'orrible bird!" And the smart, "How absurd! Poor, captive, draggled, downcast lord of the air!" Steadfast in his despair, He doth not rage; But with unconquerable eye And soul aflame to fly, Considereth the sun.