Bluebird 



The bluebird comes, and with his warble drills the ice, 

 and sets free the rivers and ponds and frozen ground. 



THOREAU. Spring. 12 



Song: " The violet of sound. " 



The warble of this bird is innocent and celestial like 

 its color. 



THOREAU. 



Their short rich warble curls through the air. 



THOREAU. 



"Dear! dear! think of it, think of it. " 

 Purity, purity. 



BURROUGHS. 



Tru-al-ly, tru-al-ly. 



BLANCHAN. 



" Far-away, far-away." (in autumn.) 

 "Drearily, drearily." (in autumn.) 



A bit of heaven itself . 



Winging, springing, always flinging, 

 Flinging music all about him. 



HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD. 

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