FOR THE GOLDFINCH

They say it's just a common bird,

But once I saw a fairy,

Pluck a golden dandelion

And make a wild canary.

She taught the flower a little song -

gave it a pair of wings,

Tossed it up into the air -

And now it flys and sings.

 - EM Campbell (1929)

(submitted by her son, Jack Campbell of Wellington, September, 2008)