Rain and the Robin - Duncan Campbell Scott

A robin in the morning,

In the morning early,

Sang a song of warning,

"There'll be rain, there'll be rain."

Very,very clearly

From the orchard

Came the gentle horning,

"There'll be rain."

But the hasty farmer

Cut his hay down,

Did not heed the charmer

From the orchard,

And the mower's clatter

Ceased at noontide,

For with drip and spatter

Down came the rain.

Then the prophet robin

Hidden in the crab-tree

Railed upon the farmer,

"I told you so, I told you so."

As the rain grew stronger,

And his heart grew prouder,

Notes so full and slow

Coming blither, louder,

"I told you so, I told you so,"

"I told you so."

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Duncan Campbell Scott (1862 - 1947) Canada

Source: My Poetic Side