FLY not away, wee birdie, pray! <br /> No weasels we, no evil-bringers, <br />Would make thee bear the pangs that tear <br /> Too oft the hearts of sweetest singers. <br /> <br />Long may thy nest with eggs be blest, <br /> And prove with these brown four, yet <br /> fountains <br />Of tender lays to charm the days <br /> Of future climbers of the mountains.<br /><br />Joseph Skipsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-a-startled-bird/
