All the winged creatures I have loved! <br />And when, a child, I 'neath the thicket roved, <br />I from their nests the little birds conveyed— <br />At first, of reeds I cages for them made, <br />Where, mid green mosses, I to tame them tried. <br />Later, I used to leave the windows wide: <br />They flew not off, or if the woods their choice, <br />Still they returned whene'er they heard my voice. <br />A dove and I long lived in friendliness! <br />Now I the art of taming souls possess.<br /><br />Victor Marie Hugo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-winged-creatures-i-have-loved/
