WOKE UP EARLY ONE MORNING

THE EARTH LAY COOL & STILL

WNEN SUDDENLY A TINY BIRD

PERCHED ON MY WINDOW SILL

HE SANG A SONG SO LOVELY

SO CARE-FREE AND SO GAY

THAT SLOWLY ALL MY TROUBLES

BEGAN TO SLIP AWAY

HE SANG OF FAR OFF PLACES

OF LAUGHTER AND OF FUN

IT SEEMED HIS CHIRPING

BROUGHT UP THE MORNING SUN

I STIRRED BENEATH THE COVERS

CREPT SLOWLY OUT OF BED

THEN GENTLY SHUT THE WINDOW

AND CRUSHED ITS PECKING HEAD
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