The Mocking-Bird Poem by Henry Van Dyke

The Mocking-Bird

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In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon,
Catching the lilt of every easy tune;
But when the day departs he sings of love,--
His own wild song beneath the listening moon.

Henry Van Dyke
Friday, January 3, 2003
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Germantown, Pennsylvania
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