First Line: A LYRE-BIRD SINGS A LOW MELODIOUS SONG Last Line: AND SILENCE WAKES AND KNOWS HER DREAM IS DAY. Subject(s): AUSTRALIA; BIRDS; SILENCE; SINGING & SINGERS; WIND;
A lyre-bird sings a low melodious song -- Then all is still: a soft wind breathes along The lofty gums and faintly dies away: And Silence wakes and knows her dream is day.