Nature
"When Birds Were Songless"
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Nature
When birds were songless on the bough
I heard thee sing.
The world was full of winter, thou
Wert full of spring.
To-day the world's heart feels anew
The vernal thrill,
And thine beneath the rueful yew
Is wintry chill.
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MLA
Watson, William. “"When Birds Were Songless".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/6/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “"When Birds Were Songless".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/6/.
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