A voice—a Wren,

From a fern-lit glen,

Burst forth like a rippling fountain of life,

Rebuking old Mars with his death-dealing strife;

And it seemed that I caught for the sons of men,

The lost chord of an angel in the song of the Wren.

Discord now from birds as black as night:

“Caw! Caw! Caw!”

Screamed a full score,

Or even more,