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BIRDS AT NIGHT by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: SOFT LITTLE HUSH SONGS HEARD IN THE NIGHT
Last Line: HEAR, SWE-E-ET, HEAR!
Subject(s): BIRDS;

Soft little hush songs heard in the night,
Young birds practising songs in their sleep,
Old birds dreaming of sunshiny flight,
Sweep, pe-e-p, sweep!

Daintiest fragments of daylight song
Drift through my window out of the dark,
Drift through my window all the night long,
Hark, che-e-e, hark!

Lying I listen and take to my soul
Fine little lessons of hope and of cheer,
Darkness and daylight one beautiful whole,
Hear, swe-e-et, hear!



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