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Sweet Birds, I Come
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| Sweet Birds, I come written by William Henry Davies |
| From "Foliage", 1913 |
The bird that now
On bush and tree,
Near leaves so green
Looks down to see
Flowers looking up —
He either sings
In ecstasy
Or claps his wings.
Why should I slave
For finer dress
Or ornaments;
Will flowers smile less
For rags than silk?
Are birds less dumb
For tramp than squire?
Sweet birds, I come.
| This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. |
