Don’t kill the birds, the happy birds
That cheer the field and grove;
Such harmless things to look upon,
They claim our warmest love.
ANSWER TO A CHILD’S QUESTION
Do you ask what the birds say? The sparrow, the dove,
The linnet and thrush say, “I love and I love!”
In the winter they’re silent, the wind is so strong;
What it says I don’t know, but it sings a loud song.