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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BIRDS AT NIGHT, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: Soft little hush songs heard in the night
Last Line: Hear, swe-e-et, hear!
Subject(s): Birds
First Line: Soft little hush songs heard in the night
Last Line: Hear, swe-e-et, hear!
Subject(s): Birds
Soft little hush songs heard in the night,
Young birds practising songs in their sleep,
Old birds dreaming of sunshiny flight,
Sweep, pe-e-p, sweep!
Daintiest fragments of daylight song
Drift through my window out of the dark,
Drift through my window all the night long,
Hark, che-e-e, hark!
Lying I listen and take to my soul
Fine little lessons of hope and of cheer,
Darkness and daylight one beautiful whole,
Hear, swe-e-et, hear!
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