I heard a bird sing
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
~~
Oliver Herford (1863-1935)
from The Century Magazine, January 1914
[Poem is in the public domain in Canada, the United States, and the European Union]
Oliver Herford biography
"I heard a bird sing" read by Josh Coulston. Courtesy TEB Creative.
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