The Dinkey Bird

موضوع: The Dinkey Bird الخميس أغسطس 19, 2010 4:00 am

by Eugene Field
Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish

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In an ocean, ‘way out yonder
(As all sapient
people know),
Is the land of Wonder-Wander,
Whither children love
to go;
It’s their playing, romping, swinging,
That give great joy
to me
While the Dinkey-Bird goes singing
In the amfalula tree!
There
the gum-drops grow like cherries,
And taffy’s thick as peas –
Caramels
you pick like berries
When, and where, and how you please;
Big
red sugar-plums are clinging
To the cliffs beside that sea
Where
the Dinkey-Bird singing
In the amfalula tree.
So when children
shout and scamper
And make merry all the day,
When there’s naught
to put a damper
To the ardor of their play;
When I hear their
laughter ringing,
Then I’m sure as sure can be
That the
Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree.
For the Dinkey-Bird’s
bravuras
And staccatos are so sweet –
His roulades,
appoggiaturas,
And robustos so complete,
That the youth of every
nation –
Be they near or far away –
Have especial delectation
In
that gladsome roundelay.
Their eyes grow bright and brighter
Their
lungs begin to crow,
Their hearts get light and lighter,
And
their cheeks are all aglow;
For an echo cometh bringing
The news
to all and me,
That the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula
tree.
I’m sure you like to go there
To see your feathered friend –
And
so many goodies grow there
You would like to comprehend!
Speed,
little dreams, your winging
To that land across the sea
Where the
Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!

موضوع: رد: The Dinkey Bird الخميس أغسطس 19, 2010 10:04 am

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