Hoofs of Pegasus

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[Pg 37]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>DISCOVERY</h2> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="bigfont">A</span> BIRD to me was just a bird,</span> <span class="i0">A feathered thing one often heard</span> <span class="i0">Piping in the early dawn</span> <span class="i0">In the lilacs on the lawn.</span> <span class="i0">But from you I learned to see</span> <span class="i0">All the beauty there can be</span> <span class="i0">In the birds—the deep wood note</span> <span class="i0">Throbbing in the veery’s throat,</span> <span class="i0">A cardinal adventuring by</span> <span class="i0">As if a poppy tried to fly.</span> <span class="i0">God speaks indeed from bush and tree</span> <span class="i0">Since you discovered birds for me.</span></div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />