The Nightingale and the Rose

Dear, there’s a folktale so I’ve heard. It’s about a flower and a bird. The story’s blossom is a rose, The most beautiful mankind knows. The star bird in this unknown tale Is the melodious nightingale. Who’d not cast this singer, given choice? He has the most enchanting voice! Two halves make a poem of love - The poet and the gal he writes of. Someone must make the poet sing, And he must make his lyrics ring. The best love story, don’t you suppose, Is when a nightingale sings to a rose? What I’m trying to say, as old we grow, Is, “I’m sorry, dear, I sound like a crow.”