On rock like stone midst purling rill <br />The joyful dipper chirp and trill <br />With snow white breast and feathers black <br />On head and undersides and back. <br /> <br />A bird in behaviour akin <br />To brown and tiny songbird wren <br />He bob and dip in wren like way <br />And sing his merry dipper lay. <br /> <br />Here in green vale where peace reign rife <br />In free flowing rill he live his life <br />He feed and preen and dive and swim <br />And lead the life God meant for him.. <br /> <br />He sports, make love and live carefree <br />And sleep on branch of rill side tree <br />The dipper bird of ousel race <br />Whose voice make glad this lonely place.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-dipper/
