Little Birdie by Alfred Tennyson (Poet Laureate) was a popular British poet during the Victorian Era.
LITTLE BIRDIE by ALFRED TENNYSON
What does little birdie say,
In her nest at peep of day?
“Let me fly,” says little birdie,
“Mother, let me fly away.”
“Birdie, rest a little longer,
‘Till the little wings are stronger.”
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.
What does little baby say,
In her bed at peep of day?
Baby says, like little birdie,
“Let me rise and fly away.”
“Baby, sleep a little longer,
‘Till the little limbs are stronger.”
If she sleeps a little longer,
Baby too shall fly away.
“‘Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all”
Lord Alred Tennyson
“Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers”
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Audio – Little Birdie by Alfred Tennyson
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