Words To a Wren

Words To A Wren They have not taken thee, thou art too small To tinge their fancy with a moment's flush; Thy safely lieth in a ruined wall, Thy plainsong blendeth with loud water's rush. In dusky shade thy duskier shadow flits Beside the pathway; friendly in thy flight; No wrath of Heaven scares thee from thy wits,- Thou art a brave and homely little wight. What man can tell the meaning of the tongue Thy presence in our memory uttereth? What say you the thoughts of thee that wind among Our travels on the ways of life and death? If our hearts knew that secret we should be Lords of the legend of our destiny. Robert J. Lindley presented , 3-10-2016 Note: 1. Wren- The wrens are mostly small, brownish passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. About 80 species of true wrens in roughly 20 genera are described. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where in Anglophone regions, it is commonly known simply as the "wren", as it is the originator of the name. The name wren has been applied to other, unrelated birds, particularly the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae) and the Australian wrens (Maluridae). Most wrens are small and rather inconspicuous, except for their loud and often complex songs. Notable exceptions are the relatively large members of the genus Campylorhynchus, which can be quite bold in their behavior. Wrens have short wings that are barred in most species, and they often hold their tails upright. As far as known, wrens are primarily insectivorous, eating insects, spiders, and other small arthropods, but many species also eat vegetable matter and some take small frogs and lizards.[1]