# Bird — Poetry character guide

> Bird in Poetry by James Weldon Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0051-nobody-s-lookin-but-de-owl-and-de-moon

## Who they are

A bird addressed in a dialect poem.

## In the story

### [Ma Lady’s Lips Am Like de Honey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/ma-lady-s-lips-am-like-de-honey)

The mockingbird that whistles and seems to urge the speaker to kiss the lady.

### [Nobody’s Lookin’ but de Owl and de Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/nobody-s-lookin-but-de-owl-and-de-moon)

The owl is mentioned as a silent witness to the lovers' tryst.

## Links

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