A Song Of Singing
By James Whitcomb Riley
Sing! gangling lad, along the brink
Of wild brook-ways of shoal and deep,
Where killdees dip, and cattle drink,
And glinting little minnows leap!
Sing! slimpsy lass who trips above
And sets the foot-log quivering!
Sing! bittern, bumble-bee, and dove -
Sing! Sing! Sing!
Sing as you will, O singers all
Who sing because you want to sing!
Sing! peacock on the orchard wall,
Or tree-toad by the trickling spring!
Sing! every bird on every bough -
Sing! every living, loving thing -
Sing any song, and anyhow,
But Sing! Sing! Sing!