Nature
The Mocking-Bird
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Nature
In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon,
Catching the lilt of every easy tune;
But when the day departs he sings of love,--
His own wild song beneath the listening moon.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Mocking-Bird.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/101/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Mocking-Bird.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/101/.
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