Poem: “The Mocking-Bird” by Henry Van Dyke

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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.

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American Literature – Children Books – American Poetry – Henry Van Dyke – Poems by Henry Van Dyke

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