880 <br /> <br />The Bird must sing to earn the Crumb <br />What merit have the Tune <br />No Breakfast if it guaranty <br /> <br />The Rose content may bloom <br />To gain renown of Lady's Drawer <br />But if the Lady come <br />But once a Century, the Rose <br />Superfluous become—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bird-must-sing-to-earn-the-crumb/
