Where Lilies Live and Waters Wind Away Verses by F. W. Bourdillon: Pictures by Edith J. Berkeley |
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WHAT THE REED-WARBLER SANG.
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WHAT THE REED-WARBLER SANG.
Two little children, weaving knots
Of daisies and forget-me-nots,
Among the river reeds they heard
Twitter, twitter, a tiny bird.
Of daisies and forget-me-nots,
Among the river reeds they heard
Twitter, twitter, a tiny bird.
“Tweet, Tweet!
Life is sweet;
Life is gay;
Work is play;
Play is work;
Nought doth irk.
Life is sweet;
Life is gay;
Work is play;
Play is work;
Nought doth irk.
“Leaf and feather
All together
I entwine
Without rest,
All to line
My soft nest.”
All together
I entwine
Without rest,
All to line
My soft nest.”
Something like this it seemed to say,
And the children answered it in play.
And the children answered it in play.
“Tweet, Tweet!
Life is sweet;
Life is gay;
Work is play;
Play is work;
Nought doth irk.
Life is sweet;
Life is gay;
Work is play;
Play is work;
Nought doth irk.
“Leaf and flower,
Hour by hour
We entwine
Just for play,
On our fine
Holiday.”
Hour by hour
We entwine
Just for play,
On our fine
Holiday.”
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