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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BIRD TRADES, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: The swallow is a mason
Last Line: "and busy little tailors too, / among the birds are found"
Subject(s): Birds;holidays;trees
First Line: The swallow is a mason
Last Line: "and busy little tailors too, / among the birds are found"
Subject(s): Birds;holidays;trees
THE swallow is a mason,
And underneath the eaves
He builds a nest and plasters it
With mud and hay and leaves.
Of all the weavers that I know,
The oriole is the best;
High on the branches of the tree
She hangs her cosy nest.
The woodpecker is hard at work --
A carpenter is he --
And you may hear him hammering,
His nest high up a tree.
Some little birds are miners;
Some build upon the ground;
And busy little tailors too,
Among the birds are found.
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