When on a Summer's Morn

When on a Summer's Morn written by William Henry Davies

From "The Bird of Paradise", 1914

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When on a summer's morn I wake,
And open my two eyes,
Out to the clear, born-singing rills
My bird-like spirit flies.

To hear the Blackbird, Cuckoo, Thrush,
Or any bird in song;
And common leaves that hum all day,
Without a throat or tongue.

And when Time strikes the hour for sleep,
Back in my room alone,
My heart has many a sweet bird's song -
And one that's all my own.

This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.

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