Monday, December 24, 2018

Be Like the Bird (Monday Poem)

by Victor Hugo


Be like the bird, who
Resting in his flight
On a twig too slight
Feels it bend beneath him,
Yet sings
Knowing he has wings.



from Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year
selected by Fiona Waters
illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Candlewick, 2018

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