Answer to a Child's Question
Do you ask what the birds say? The Sparrow, the Dove,
The Linnet and Thrush say, "I love and I love!"
In the winter they're silent -- the wind is so strong;
What it says I don't know, but it sings a loud song.
But green leaves, and blossoms, and sunny warm weather,
And singing, and loving -- all come back together.
But the Lark is so brimful of gladness and love,
The green fields below him, the blue sky above,
That he sings, and he sings; and forever sings he,
"I love my Love, and my Love loves me!"
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What they're really saying is things like "Hey, this is my branch, bucko! Don't land here, or you'll be in so much trouble! Hey ladies, I've got impressive sperm! Let me fertilize your eggs! Look at me! Look at me!"
Really, not that different from a bar on Saturday night.
I don't even want to know what the adolescent robin on my deck has been chirping every morning for the past two weeks.
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