The

author

James Stephens

Song

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If I had wings just like a bird

I would not say a single word

Bird on a branch

I'd spread my wings, and fly away

Beyond the reach of yesterday!

Bird Fly

If I could swim just like a fish

I'd give my little tail a swish

fish
bubble bubble
water
water
water
water
water
water

I'd swim ten days and nights, and then

I never would be found again!

water
water
water
coral-reef
coral-reef
coral-reef
coral-reef

Or, if I were a comet bright

I'd drop in secret every night

comet
comet
comet
comet

Ten million miles! And no one would

Know where I kept my solitude!

But I am not a bird, or a fish,

Or a comet, so I need not wish

And need not try to get away

Beyond the reach of yesterday.