Child Songs of Cheer

<h2><SPAN name="THE_RED-BIRD" id="THE_RED-BIRD"></SPAN>THE RED-BIRD</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Swept lightly by the south wind<br/></span> <span class="i2">The elm-leaves softly stirred,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And in their pale green clusters<br/></span> <span class="i2">There straightway bloomed a bird!<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">His glossy feathers glistened<br/></span> <span class="i2">With dyes as richly red<br/></span> <span class="i0">As any tulip flaming<br/></span> <span class="i2">From out the garden bed.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">But ah, unlike the tulips,<br/></span> <span class="i2">In joyous strain, ere long,<br/></span> <span class="i0">This red-bird flower unfolded<br/></span> <span class="i2">A heart of golden song!<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_100" id="Page_100">[100]</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />