To a Bird in Winter
By C.D. Beers.
- Lonely bird! what doest thou here?
- The sky is dark and the storm is drear;
- Hast thou no shelter, no downy nest
- Where with thy brood thou canst sweetly rest?
- Hast thou no thought
- That the raging storm with ill is fraught!
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- Where are thy fellows? or art thou left
- Alone of thy joyous mates bereft?
- Or have they sought some sunny clime
- To revel among the fragrant thyme
- That yields it sweet
- To the gentle touch of their tiny feet?
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- Thou'rt welcome to stay! thy plumage bright,
- Like a summer sunbeam, gladdens our sight :
- Ay, welcome to stay through the winter long,
- To cheer its oft with thy chirp and song;
- Here's shelter for thee,
- Sweet bird! 'till the leaf is on the tree.
March 5, 1846. Vermont Watchman and State Journal 40(16): 1.