Poems (David)/Lines to my Pet Canaries
LINES TO MY PET CANARIES.
SWEET little bird, with your charming wife
Living so happy and free from all strife:
An example, well, for many to follow,
Their hearts would be light, and know little sorrow.
When your fond little ones first see the light,
To us they will be a most joyful sight!
With pleasure each day their food we'll prepare,
As we know you will feed them with tender care.
And how oft in the day you frequently stand
By the side of your cage to take food from our hand;
Like the thrill of first love, our hearts will rejoice
When we hear the faint notes of their dear little voice.
And now dearest and best of all little friends,
Our hearts you have won!—so my story it ends.
Living so happy and free from all strife:
An example, well, for many to follow,
Their hearts would be light, and know little sorrow.
When your fond little ones first see the light,
To us they will be a most joyful sight!
With pleasure each day their food we'll prepare,
As we know you will feed them with tender care.
And how oft in the day you frequently stand
By the side of your cage to take food from our hand;
Like the thrill of first love, our hearts will rejoice
When we hear the faint notes of their dear little voice.
And now dearest and best of all little friends,
Our hearts you have won!—so my story it ends.