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On me to rest, my bird, my bird:     The swaying branches of my heart     Are blown by every wind toward     The home whereto their wings depart.     Build not your nest, my bird, on me:     I know no peace but ever sway:     O, lovely bird, be free, be free,     On the wild music of the day.     But sometimes when your wings would rest,     And winds are laid on quiet eves:     Come, I will bear you breast to breast,     And lap you close with loving leaves.

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"On me to rest, my bird, my bird:..."

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