Natures song is one of joy,
\nEach singing birds a bard,
\nHe celebrates each and every day,
\nBe it of ease or hard.
\nLet us men be like the bird,
\nOn days both short and long,
\nHard and easy, pleasant or cold,
\nLet us greet it with a song!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Natures song is one of joy, Each singing birds a bard, He celebrates each and every day, Be it of ease or hard. 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