Poems (Tynan)/Baby's Song
THE CHILDREN
BABY'S SONG
The very song the blackbird sung When Love and all the world were youngMy year-old baby sings, Sweeter than anything with wings.
A little song, with catch and trill Made of few notes and little skill, A song for dancing feet Of babes and birds and all things sweet.
The baby dances as he sings Sweeter than anything with wings, And sways his golden head—To the first song the blackbird made.