“Then I will not repineKnowing that bird of mineThough flown shall in a distant treeBright melody for meReturn.”

“Could you tell me how to grow--or is it unconveyed--like Melody--or Witchcraft?”

“I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.”

“These are the days when birds come back, a very few, a Bird or two, to take a backward look.”

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”

“That I shall love always, I argue theethat love is life,and life hath immortality”

“Bind me-I still can sing-Banish-my mandolinStrikes true within-Slay-and my Soul shall riseChanting to Paradise-Still thine.”