I heard a bird at dawn <br /> Singing sweetly on a tree, <br />That the dew was on the lawn, <br /> And the wind was on the lea; <br />But I didn't listen to him, <br /> For he didn't sing to me. <br /> <br />I didn't listen to him, <br /> For he didn't sing to me <br />That the dew was on the lawn <br /> And the wind was on the lea; <br />I was singing at the time <br /> Just as prettily as he. <br /> <br />I was singing all the time, <br /> Just a prettily as he, <br />About the dew upon the lawn <br /> And the wind upon the lea; <br />So I didn't listen to him <br /> As he sang upon a tree.<br /><br />James Stephens<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-heard-a-bird-at-dawn/
