- The birds, when winter shades the sky,
- Fly o'er the seas away,
- Where laughing isles in sunshine lie,
- And summer breezes play.
- And thus the friends that flutter near,
- While fortune's sun is warm,
- Are startled if a cloud appear,
- And fly before the storm.
- But when from winter's howling plains
- Each other warbler's past,
- The little snow-bird still remains,
- And chirrups 'midst the blast.
- Love, like that bird, when Friendship's throng
- With fortune's sun depart;
- Still lingers with its cheerful song,
- And nestles on the heart.
History and Legacy of Wild Birds Including Historic Ornithology and Other Topics of Interest
06 November 2013
Love More Loyal than Friendship
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