should caroling birds now suffer wrong
because they own no licensed song
but winterbourne sing till the last of leaves
some through the winter till they freeze
though crowds follow not
nor with laurel are they crowned
thus sang the birds of Eden.
some plain of plumage, in music abounding
ever should they now be rounding
but man must figure by acclaim
and mix and match
the quality of sound and scratch
and crowd each other at the till
and barter soul for the circus thrill, the shrill parade
of who will fade and who's the star
and who's on trend to win to win
becomes the only tune of the mechanical nightingales.
yet for the birds in evergreenS
they sing oh blessed Lord and heart brimmed song
we sing we sing without a fee
to Thee! to Thee!
obscurely.
not publishing but to the crystal air
that men should hope and not despair.
because of Thee because of Thee.
sweet revelry! well armed for the jeweled Day.
mary angela douglas 16 december 2022
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