Together first they plan a nest, And where and how to build it best, Ere @3she@1 begins from day to day To count the eggs she has to lay. Then @3he@1 must help her sit and watch Until the little household hatch, And then, on pinions strong, prepare To satisfy the hungry brood. Soon they are bold enough to wing Short flights with endless twittering; And then provide the fitting food Long voyages in upper air. For southward, swifter than the snow From ghostland speeding, must they go. |