The Swallow said,
He comes like me,
Longed for; unexpectedly.
The superficial eye
Will pass him by,
Said the Wren.
The best singer ever heard.
No one will take much notice,
Said the Blackbird.
The Owl said,
He is who, who is he
Who enters the heart as soft
As my soundless wings, as me.
-- U.A. Fanthorpe
U.A. Fanthorpe
Happy leap year birthday to my favorite songbirds, Robin and Anne-Carolyn!
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