When the Cuckoo Sings
W. H. Davies
1871 to 1940
Track 1
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Let none invade that wilderness
By small birds to some hiding-place:
Now, when the Brook has cresses green,
Comes like a pillar of pure snow.
As well as stones, to check his pace;
I shun those haunts where men are found;
Into whose dark green depths I go—
When every leafy tree doth hold
Leaves fall and birds can make no sound;
My house holds little joy until
In summer, when the Cuckoo sings,
Then, like red Robin in the spring,
And, if the Owl appears, he's forced
Save some fine lady, all in white,
And clouds like greater moons can shine;
A loving heart that beats with mine:
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