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THE BLUE BIRD by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

First Line: A BLUE-BIRD BUILT HIS NEST
Last Line: MY NAME IS GRIEF.
Subject(s): BIRDS; BLUEBIRDS; GRIEF; SORROW; SADNESS;
A BLUE bird built his nest
Here in my breast.
O bird of Light! Whence comest thou?
Said he: From God above:
My name is Love.

A mate he brought one day,
Of plumage gray.
O bird of Night! Why comest thou?
Said she: Seek no relief!
My name is Grief.



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