Old and Crazy

Old and Crazy written by William Henry Davies

From "My Birds", 1933

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Though rising early with the Lark -
How can she sing, whose mind is dark?
She burns her lamp by night and day,
To keep the evil spirits away;
With windows opened wide at night,
She puts the lurking devils to flight.

How many nights have heard her wrath,
That cursed all things in Heaven and Earth!
Till, tired of all her terrible speech,
Only the Owl was left to screech.
When children wake and, trembling, cry -
Who blames the poor old Owl? Not I.

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