An August Morning

In late Winter when in the grey dawning the blackbird does sing
You know that it cannot be that far from Spring
Though the weather is chilly just above zero degrees
And a wintery breath in the freshening morning breeze
August in the late southern Winter is a cool time of year
Yet the nest building birds tell that Spring it is near
And even in Winter natural beauty to be seen
After the recent rain the countryside looking green
On their bulky nest of sticks high on branch of tree
The little ravens are brooding their green brown dotted eggs of six, four or three
And the magpies already have nestlings to feed
Of the nearness of Spring this does give proof indeed
A blackbird is singing in the dawning grey
For to herald the birth of a cool August day.