English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Mocking-Bird. Генри Ван Дайк.

Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк)

The Mocking-Bird

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’s other poems:

1. The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens
2. The Wind of Sorrow
3. Spring in the South
4. The Oxford Thrushes
5. The Window

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